Yas And ITs. Xix. Zamyad Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 286 XIX. ZAMYD YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t, inscribed to the Genius of the Earth, is devoted to a description of the mountains and the kingly Glory (kavam "H"v"aren), which are invoked, together with the Earth, in the corresponding...
Yas And ITs. Xvi. Din Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 264 XVI. DN YA"S"T. Dn (Dana) presides over the 24th day of the month (Srzah 24) and gives it her name; she is invoked in company with "K"ista, and in fact this Ya"s"t, though it bears the name of Dana, is consecrated to Kist...
Yas And ITs. Iv. Khordad Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], IV. KHORDD YA"S"T. Only the first two sections of this Ya"s"t refer to its nominal object, Haurvat"t", the Genius of Health and Waters (Vend. Introd. IV, 7, 33). The rest of the Ya"s"t refers to the performance of the Bareshnm...
Title Page : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], THE ZEND-AVESTA PART II THE SRZAHS, YA"S"TS AND NYYI"S" TRANSLATED BY JAMES DARMESTETER Sacred Books Of The East, Volume 23. Oxford University Press [1882] Scanned and proofed , January, 2007. Proofed and Formatted by John Bruno...
Nyayis And I. Ii. Mihir Nyayis : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], II. MIHIR NYYI"S". 1 4. Hail unto thee, O Ahura Mazda, in the threefold way! [Hail unto thee] before all other creatures! Hail unto you, O Amesha-Spe"n"tas, who are all of you of one accord with the Sun! May this prayer come un...
Yas And ITs. Xxiii. Afrin Paighambar Zartust : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 324 XXIII-XXIV. FRN PAIGHAMBAR ZART"S"T AND V"S"TSP YA"S"T. 'God taught the Zendvasta to Zartusht--a sublime work.... God said to Zartusht, "Go and before Shh Gushtsp read this book, that he may come into the faith.... keep...
Yas And ITs. Xxiv. Vistasp Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], XXIV. V"S"TSP YA"S"T. I. 1. 'I am a pious man, who speaks words of blessing,' thus said Zarathu"s"tra to the young king V"s"tspa 1.--'She 2 appears to me full of Glory, O Zarathu"s"tra!'--'O young king V"s"tspa! [I bless thee 3]...
Yas And ITs. V. Aban Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], V. BN YA"S"T. The bn Ya"s"t (or Ya"s"t of the Waters) is devoted to the great goddess of the waters, the celebrated Ardvi Sra Anhita, the of the Greeks. Ardvi Sra Anhita ('the high, powerful, undefiled') is the heavenly spring...
Yas And ITs. Ix. Gos Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 110 IX. G"S" YA"S"T. G"s", 'the cow,' , is a personation of the animal kingdom which she maintains and protects. She is also called Drvspa and Go"s"rn: Drvspa means 'she who keeps horses in health,' and is nothing more th...
Yas And ITs. Xxi. Yast Fragment : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 311 XXI AND XXII. YA"S"T FRAGMENTS. These two Ya"s"ts or Ya"s"t fragments are known among the Parsis as the Hdhkht Nask, though their context does not correspond to any part of the description of that Nask as given...
Yas And ITs. Xi. Srosh Yast Hadhokht : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 159 XI. SRSH YA"S"T HDHKHT. There are two Ya"s"ts dedicated to Sraosha, the angel of divine worship 1: one is a part of the Yasna (LVII [LVI]), and this, the other, is called the Srsh Ya"s"t Hdhkht. Whether it belonged...
Untitled : THE ZEND AVESTA, PART II Sacred Books Of The East, Vol. 23 TRANSLATED BY JAMES DARMESTETER [1882] This is part II of the Sacred Books of the East Zend Avesta translation. This portion of the Avesta is of great interest to the study of comparative mythology. Many of these are of also of outstanding...
Yas And ITs. Iii. Ardibehist Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 41 III. ARDIBEHI"S"T 1 YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t is for a great part devoted to the praise of the Airyaman prayer, which is described as driving away all the diseases and plagues that have been brought upon the world by Angr...
Sirozahs. Preliminary Observations : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 1 YA"S"TS AND SRZAHS. THE word ya"s"t, in Zend y"s"ti, means properly 'the act of worshipping,' the performance of the yasna; and it is often used in Parsi tradition as synonymous with yasna. But it has also been particularly...
Yas And ITs. Xv. Ram Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 249 XV. RM YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t bears the name of Rma "H"v"stra, the Genius who presides over the 21st day of the month (Srzah, 21), and is devoted to his Hamkr, Vayu. Regarding Rma "H"v"stra, the Genius that gives good abodes...
Nyayis And I. Iii. Mah Nyayis : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], III. MH NYYI"S". 1 2. Hail to Ahura Mazda! Hail to the Amesha-Spe"n"tas! Hail to the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull! Hail to thee when we look at thee! Hail to thee when thou lookest at us! 2 3. Unto the Moon th...
Yas And ITs. Xii. Rashn Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 168 XII. RASHN YA"S"T. Rashnu Razi"s"ta, 'the truest True,' is the Genius of Truth: he is one of the three judges of the departed, with Mithra and Sraosha: he holds the balance in which the deeds of men are weighed after their...
Sirozahs. Sirozah Ii : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], SRZAH II. 1. Ormazd. We sacrifice unto the bright and glorious Ahura Mazda; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe"n"tas, the all-ruling, the all-beneficent. 2. Bahman. We sacrifice unto Vohu-Man, the Amesha-Spe"n"ta; we sacrifice un...
Introduction : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. ix INTRODUCTION. THE present volume contains a translation of the Srzahs and Ya"s"ts, and of the Nyyi"s". This part of the Avesta treats chiefly of the mythical and legendary lore of Zoroastrianism. For a satisfactory...
Yas And ITs. Xx. Vanant Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 310 XX. VANA"N"T" YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t ought to follow immediately after the Tr Ya"s"t, as it is derived from the same Srzah formula; the one in which Ti"s"trya is invoked along with Vana"n"t" and Haptiri"n"ga (Srzah, 13). It...
Nyayis And I. V. Atas Nyayis : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], V. TA"S" NYYI"S" 1 6. Take me out 7, O Ahura! give me perfect piety and strength.... 4 8. May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... p. 358 Hail unto thee, O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda, thou beneficent and most great Yazata! 1Ashem Voh:...
Yas And ITs. Ii. Haptan Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 35 II. HAPTN YA"S"T. The Ya"s"t of the seven Amshaspands is recited on the first seven days of the week, that is to say, on the days consecrated to the Amesha-Spe"n"tas. In fact it is nothing more than an extract...
Yas And ITs. Vii. Mah Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 88 VII. MH YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t to the Moon is recited on the day of the Moon, and on those of Bahman, G"s", and Rm 1 (Anquetil, II, 185). Bah-man and G"s" are so far connected with the Moon that all three are gao"k"ithra:...
Sirozahs. Sirozah I : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], SRZAH I. 1. Ormazd. To Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious 2, and to the Amesha-Spe"tas 3. p. 4 2. Bahman. To Vohu-Man 1; to Peace 2, whose breath is friendly 3, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures 4;...
Yas And ITs. Yast Xxii : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 314 YA"S"T XXII. This Ya"s"t is a description of the fate that attends the soul of the righteous ( 1-18) and the soul of the wicked ( 19-37) after death. They spend the first three nights (the sadis or sids; cf. Commentaire du...
Yas And ITs. Xiii. Farvardin Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 179 XIII. FARVARDN YA"S"T. The Fravashi is the inner power in every being that maintains it and makes it grow and subsist. Originally the Fravashis were the same as the Pit"ri"s of the Hindus or the Manes of the Latins, th...
Yas And ITs. Xiv. Bahram Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 231 XIV. BAHRM YA"S"T. Regarding Bahrm (Verethraghna), the Genius of Victory, see Vend. Introd. V, 8. This Ya"s"t can be divided into four parts:-- I ( 1-28). An enumeration of the ten incarnations in which Verethraghn...
Yas And ITs. I. Ormazd Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 21 I. ORMAZD YA"S"T. The Ormazd Ya"s"t, properly so called, ends with 23. The rest of the Ya"s"t, from 24 to the end, is wanting in several manuscripts, and is supposed by the Parsis to be a fragment of the Bahman Ya"s"t...
Yas And ITs. Viii. Tir Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 92 VIII. TR YA"S"T. Ti"s"trya is the leader of the stars against the planets, as stars and planets belong, respectively, to the worlds of Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu (Vend. Introd. IV, 36; Bund. II, 5 seq.). This Ya"s"t is...
Nyayis And I. Iv. Aban Nyayis : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], IV. BN NYYI"S". 1. May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Unto the good Waters, made by Mazda; unto the holy water-spring ARDVI ANHITA; unto all waters, made by Mazda; unto all plants, made by Mazda, Be propitiation 1.... 2 2. Ahur...
Yas And ITs. Xviii. Astad Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 283 XVIII. "S"TD YA"S"T. Ar"s"t"t" is Truthfulness: she is invoked in company with the Genius of Truth, Rashnu Razi"s"ta (Srzah, 18), on the day Rashn. On the day especially dedicated to her, the 26th day of the month, she is...
Yas And ITs. Vi. Khorshed Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 85 VI. KHRSH"D" YA"S"T. (YA"S"T TO THE SUN.) This Ya"s"t is recited at any time, but particularly on the days consecrated to the sun and to Khshathra-Vairya (Shahrvar),Mithra (Mihir), Asman (smn), and Anaghra rao"k"a"u" (Anrn...
Nyayis And I. I. Khorshed Nyayis : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 346 p. 347 p. 348 p. 349 NYYI"S". A Nyyi"s" is properly a begging prayer, as opposed to Sityi"s", a prayer of praise. It is a term particularly applied to five prayers addressed to the Sun, to Mithra, to the Moon, to Waters...
Yas And ITs. Xvii. Ashi Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 270 XVII. ASHI YA"S"T. Ashi Vanguhi or 'the good Ashi 1' is a feminine impersonation of piety 2, and she is, at the same time, the source of all the good and riches that are connected with piety 3. She is described, therefore...
Yas And ITs. X. Mihir Yast : * "The Zend Avesta, Part II (SBE23)", James Darmesteter, tr. [1882], p. 119 X. MIHIR YA"S"T. This Ya"s"t, one of the longest of the Avesta and one of the most interesting in a literary point of view, is not very instructive for mythology. It consists of long descriptive pieces, sometimes rather...