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| (Priests and Congregation:)
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1. ýathâ ahû vairyô...(10).
ashem vohû...(3).
fravarâne mazdayasnô zarathushtrish vîdaêvô
ahura-tkaêshô
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1. Yatha Ahu Vairyo...(10).
Ashem Vohu...(3).
I profess myself a Mazda-worshipper, a follower of Zarathushtra, opposing the
Daevas, accepting the Ahuric doctrine.
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| (Here recite the appropriate Gah dedication.)
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ahurahe mazdå raêvatô hvarenanguhatô ameshanãm
speñtanãm.
xshnaothra ýasnâica vahmâica xshnaothrâica
frasastayaêca.
(zôt,) ýathâ ahû vairyô, zaotâ
frâ-mê mrûtê,
(râspî,) ýathâ ahû vairyô,
ýô zaotâ frâ-mê mrûtê,
(zôt,) athâ ratush ashâtcît haca, frâ ashava
vîdhvå mraotû!
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To Ahura Mazda, rich, possessing good things, and the Amesha Spentas, for
worship, adoration, propitiation, and praise.
'Yatha Ahu Vairyo', the zaotar should say to me
'Yatha Ahu Vairyo', he who is the zaotar should say to me
'Atha ratush ashatchit hacha', the Asha-sanctified knowing one should say.
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(Priests and Congregation:)
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ahurem mazdãm raêvañtem hvarenanguhañtô
ýazamaide
ashâunãm vanguhîsh sûrå speñtå
fravashayô ýazamaide!
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We worship Ahura Mazda, rich, possessing good things.
We worship the Asha-sanctified, good, powerful, holy fravashis,
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| (Priests:)
(Karda:) [8]
[8. Cf. Malandra, p. 110.]
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ýå vîsâdha âvayeiñti
hamaspathmaêdaêm paiti ratûm
âat athra vîcareñti dasa pairi xshafnô
avat avô zixshnånghemnå,
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who fly hither up from the settlement at Hamaspathmaedaya time. Here,
then, they move about for ten nights, desiring to learn this:
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| (Priests and Congregation:)
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kô nô stavât kô ýazâite
kô ufyât kô frînât kô paiti-zanât
gaomata zasta vastravata asha-nâsa nemangha
kahe nô idha nãma âkhairyât
kahe vô urva frâyezyât
kahmâi nô tat dâthrem dayât
ýat hê anghat hvairyãn ajyamnem
ýavaêca ýavaêtâtaêca.
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Who will praise, who will worship, who will laud, who will propitiate,
who will welcome us with hands holding meat and clothing, with Asha-attaining
reverence? By whom will our names be sung, by whom will your souls be
worshipped, to which one of us will this gift be given that he may have
inexhaustible food for ever and ever?
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âat ýô nâ-hîsh frâyazâite
gaomata zasta vastravata asha-nâsa nemangha ahmâi
âfrîneñti xshnûtå ainitå atbishtå
ukhrå ashâunãm fravashayô,
buyât ahmi nmâne gêushca
vãthwa upa vîranãmca
buyât âsushca aspô derezrasca vâxshô,
buyât nâ stâhyô vyâxanô
ýô-nô bâdha frâyazâite
gaomata zasta vastravata asha-nâsa nemangha!
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Then the man who will worship them with hands holding meat and clothing,
with Asha-attaining reverence, the strong fravashis of the Asha-sanctified
bless when they are satisfied, not injured, not treated with hostility.
May there be in this house herds of cattle and troops of men, and may
there be a swift horse and a sturdy chariot, may the man be steadfast and
eloquent who, indeed, will worship us with hands holding meat and clothing,
with Asha-attaining reverence.
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ashâunãm fravashinãm ukhranãm
aiwithûranãm ukhranãm vârethrakhninãm
paoiryô-tkaêshanãm fravashinãm
nabânazdishtanãm fravashinãm fravashayô
xshnûtå ayañtu ahmya nmâne
xshnûtå vîcareñtu ahmya nmâne.
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May those fravashis among the strong, completely victorious, strong,
victorious fravashis of the Asha-sanctified, among the fravashis of the first
teachers, among the fravashis of the next of kin come into this house,
satisfied may they move about in this house.
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xshnûtå âfrîneñtu ahmya nmâne vanguhim
ashîm hvâparãm,
xshnûtå pârayañtu haca ahmât nmânât
staomâca râzareca bareñtu dathushô ahurâi
mazdâi ameshanãmca speñtanãm mâcim
gerezânå pârayañtu haca ahmât
nmânât ahmâkemca mazdayasnanãm!
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Satisfied, may they wish upon this house good beneficient Ashi. May they
depart from this house satisfied; may they carry with them hymns of praise and
prescribed ritual acts to the Creator, Ahura Mazda, and to the Amesha Spentas,
may they not by any means go away lamenting from this house and from that of
us Mazda-worshippers.
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ashem vohû...(3).
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Ashem Vohu...(3).
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(The Zoti picks up two flowers from the base of the fire urn. He holds
the flower from the left side in his right hand and passes the other to the
Raspi who also holds it in his right hand.)
(Asirvad:)
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8. (râspî,)
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ahurahe mazdå raêvatô hvarenanguhatô
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8. To Ahura Mazda, rich, possessing good things.
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(zôt u râspî,)
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âfrînâmi xshathrayâne dainghu-paiti uparâi
amâi uparâi verethrâi uparâi xshathrâi
xshathremca paiti-astîmca darekhô-xshathrem xshathrahe
darekhô-jîtîm ushtânahe drvatâtem tanubyô,
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Blessings on the rulers of the land, for greater strength, greater victory,
greater rule, greater sovereignty, compassion, long rule, enduring physical
vitality, and health.
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9. amem hutashtem huraodhem verethrakhnem ahuradhâtem
vanaiñtîmca uparatâtem pouru-spaxshtîm
tbishyañtãm paiti-jaitîm dushmainyunãm
hathrânivâitîm hamerethanãm aurvathanãm
tbishyañtãm.
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9. (Blessings) to Ama, well-built, fair of form, to Verethraghna, made by
Ahura, and to the triumphing Uparatat, completely repelling malice, completely
conquering the hostile malicious adversary with a blow.
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10. âfrînâmi vavanvå vanat-peshene buye vîspem
aurvathem tbishyañtem vîspem akhem tbishyañtem
arathwyô-mananghem arathwyô-vacanghem arathwyô-shyaothnem.
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10. Blessings so that he may be winner of the battle, victorious over every
malicious adversary, over every evil adversary, faulty in thoughts, words and
deeds.
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11. vavane buye rathwya manangha rathwya vacangha rathwya shyaothna nijane
buye vîspe dushmainyû vîspe daêvayasnê zaze buye
vanghâuca mizhde vanghâuca sravahe urunaêca darekhe
havanghe.
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11. (Blessings) that he may be victorious through timely thoughts, words, and
deeds; to suppress all the evil-minded, and all Daeva-worshippers, so as to
attain to good reward, and to good renown, and to long happiness of my soul.
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12. âfrînâmi,
darekhem jva ushta jva avanghe narãm ashaonãm ãzanghe
duzhvarshtâ-varezãm vahishtem ahûm ashaonãm
raocanghem vîspô-hvâthrem,
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12. Blessings for long life, for the desired life, for the service of Asha-
sanctified people, and for the disservice of ill done deeds - the best
existence of the Asha-sanctified, the luminous, offering all blissful.
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atha jamyât ýatha âfrînâmi.
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Thus may it come as I wish.
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(The priests then exchange their flowers. They touch the ground)
(During the first recital of the following verse, the Zoti picks up the
three flowers from the right side, one by one, beginning from above and hands
them to the Raspi who stands to the right of the Zoti. During the second
recital, the Zoti picks up the three flowers from the left hand side beginning
from below and hands them to the Raspi who stands to the left of the Zoti.)
(Priests and congregation:)
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 humatanãm hûxtanãm hvarshtanãm yadacâ
anyadacâ verezyamnanãmcâ vâverezananãmcâ
mahî aibî-jaretârô naênaêstârô
ýathanâ vohunãm mahî  (2).
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We praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, performed here and
elsewhere, now and in the past. Thus we glorify and invoke all that is good
(2).
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| (Recite silently:)
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ashvãn fravash cêrãn fravash awar gwêzãn
fravash pêrôzhgarãn fravash paoiryô
tkaêshãn fravash nabânazdishtãn fravash
fravashayô.
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The fravashis of the Asha-sanctified, the fravashis of the powerful, the
fravashis of the superior, the fravashis of the victorious, the fravashis of
the first teachers, the fravashis of the next of kin, all those fravashis.
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în âfrîñgãn în xshnûmaine
hôrmezd i hvadâe bê-rasât.
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May this Afrinagan and this Khshnuman reach Ohrmazd the Lord.
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bê-padhîrât hizvã ruãnî
hûzôrdâî hûpâdashâhî
dât dîn i vahe i mâzdayasnã âgahî
rawâî vâfrîñgânî dât,
haft keshwar zamî êduñ bât.
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May the knowledge, promulgation, and glory of the good Mazdayasnian religion
spread throughout the seven regions of the world, through speech, righteous
persuasion, the good kingly authority and justice. So be it.
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(The Raspi hands the ladle to the Zoti. Both Priests recite aloud.
While reciting "yatha ahu vairyo..." the Zoti touches the water vessel at the
North, South, East, and West, respectively.)
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ýathâ ahû vairyô....
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Yatha Ahu Vairyo....
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(While reciting "ashem vohu..." the Zoti touches the water vessel at the
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest, respectively.)
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ashem vohû...!
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Ashem Vohu...!
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(The Raspi returns all flowers to the Zoti who places them on one side in
the tray.)
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13. ýathâ ahû vairyô...(2).
ýasnemca vahmemca aojasca zavareca âfrînâmi
ahurahe mazdå raêvatô hvarenanguhatô
ashem vohû....
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13. Yatha Ahu Vairyo...(2).
I desire worship and adoration and strength and force for Ahura Mazda, rich,
possessing good things.
Ashem Vohu....
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(The priests greet each other with a ritual handshake while quietly
reciting: [9])
[9. The congregation does likewise.]
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hamâzor hamâ ashô bêt.
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May we all be one in Asha.
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(Priests and Congregation recite aloud:)
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atha jamyât ýatha âfrînâmi.
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Thus may it come as I wish.
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humatanãm hûxtanãm hvarshtanãm yadacâ
anyadacâ verezyamnanãmcâ vâverezananãmcâ
mahî aibî-jaretârô naênaêstârô
ýathanâ vohunãm mahî!!
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We praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, performed here and
elsewhere, now and in the past. Thus we glorify and invoke all that is good.
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