YASNA - Ahunavaiti Gatha
YASNA 32.
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- 1.
- (Zarathushtra) --
And his blessedness, even that of Ahura Mazda, shall the nobles strive
to attain, his the community with the brotherhood, his, ye Daevas, in
the manner as I declare it.
(The Representatives of the Classes) -- As thy messengers we would
keep them far away that are enemies to you.
- 2.
- To them Mazda Ahura,
who is united with Good Thought, and is in goodly fellowship with
glorious Right, through Dominion, made reply: We make choice of your
holy good Piety [Armaiti] -- may it be ours.
- 3.
- (Zarathushtra) --
But ye, ye Daevas all, and he that highly honors you, are the seed of
Bad Thought -- yes, and of the Lie and of Arrogance, likewise your
deeds, whereby ye have long been known in the seventh region of the
earth.
- 4.
- For ye have brought
it to pass that men who do the worst things shall be called beloved of
the Daevas, separating themselves from Good Thought, departing from
the will of Mazda Ahura and from Right.
- 5.
- Thereby ye
defrauded mankind of happy life and immortality, by the deed which he
and the Bad Spirit together with Bad Thought and Bad Word taught you,
ye Daevas and the Liars, so as to ruin (mankind).
- 6.
- The many sins by
which he has succeeded in being famous whether by these it shall be
thus, this Thou Knowest by the Best Thought, O Ahura, Thou who art
mindful of each person's deserts. In Thy Dominion, O Mazda, and that
of Asha, shall your decision thereon be observed.
- 7.
- None of these sins
will the understanding commit, in eagerness to attain the blessing
that shall be proclaimed, we know, through the glowing metal -- sins
the issue of which, O Ahura Mazda, Thou knowest best.
- 8.
- Among these
sinners, we know, Yima was included, Vivanghen's son, who desiring to
satisfy men gave our people flesh of the ox to eat. From these shall I
be separated by Thee, O Mazda, at last.
- 9.
- The teacher of evil
destroys the lore, he by his teaching destroys the design of life, he
prevents the possession of Good Thought from being prized. These words
of my spirit I wail unto you, O Mazda, and to the Right.
- 10.
- He it is that
destroys, who declares that the Ox and the Sun are the worst things to
behold with the eyes, and hath made the pious into liars, and
desolates the pastures and lifts his weapon against the righteous man.
- 11.
- It is they, the
liars, who destroy life, who are mightily determined to deprive matron
and master of the enjoyment of their heritage, in that they would
prevent the righteous, O Mazda, from the Best Thought.
- 12.
- Since they by their
lore would pervert men from the best doing, Mazda uttered evil against
them, who destroy the life of the Ox with shouts of joy, by whom
Grehma and his tribe are preferred to the Right and the Karapan and
the lordship of them that seek after the Lie.
- 13.
- Since Grehma shall
attain the realm in the dwelling of the Worst Thought, he and the
destroyers of life, O Mazda, they shall lament in their longing for
the message of Thy prophet, who will stay them from beholding the
Right.
- 14.
- To his undoing
Grehma, and the Kavis, have long devoted their purpose and energies,
for they set themselves to help the liar, and that it may be said,
"The Ox shall be slain that it may kindle the Averter of Death to help
us."
- 15.
- Thereby hath come
to ruin the Karapan and the Kavi community, through those whom they
will not have to rule over their life. These shall be born away from
them both to the dwelling of Good Thought.
- 16.
- ..., who hast
power, O Mazda Ahura, on him who threatens to be my undoing, that I
may fetter the men of the Lie in their violence against my friends.
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