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HAFTAN YAST |
To the Lords of the Seven (Haftan = 7) Earthly Karshvare
I
We
sacrifice to
Ahura
Mazda, who is
bright
and
glorious
; and
we
sacrifice to his
All-ruling,
and
All-beneficent
Ahuras :
[ The first
three are
Male : attributed to Ahura Mazda ]
II
1
First,
we will
sacrifice to that
Ahura Who is
so powerful and
bright :
Vohu Mano ! so
2
we will
also
sacrifice to the
Ahura
ASHA Vahista, and
III3
we
will
sacrifice to
Khshathra
Vairya !
[ The second
three are
Female, attributed to Ahura Mazda via Sraosha / Mithra : the
mystery of the Avestan Trinity ]
4 Then :
we
will sacrifice to
Spyenta
Armaiti, and
5
we will
also sacrifice to the
Ahura
Haurvatat, and
6
we will
sacrifice to the
Ahura
Ameretat,
[ Actually, this is the First of the 7 Earthly Karshvare (kingdoms) : without Sun-Light there would be no air (oxygen) either, so no breathing, physical life at all ! ]
7
and
finally
: we will also
sacrifice
to
Mithra
[who works for and in balance with
Sraosha,
looking after the physical Creation],
[Explanation:]
When
we
sacrifice to
ASHA Vahista,
we do also sacrifice to
Atar
[,the Son of Ahura Mazda] !
[And when
we
sacrifice to
Spyenta
Armaiti, we we do also sacrifice to Aredvi Sura Anahita: the
Daughter of Ahura
Mazda]
IV
Also,
we will
sacrifice to the
good,
powerful and
beneficent
Fravashis of the Faithful, who
make the
World
grow, who
make the
World
increase
[or "become a better place"].
V
Who is
the person, in whose
house every ![]()
evil is
destroyed ? It is
that person, who
takes the
seven
All-ruling,
All-beneficent
Ahuras as a
shield
against his
enemies !
VI
ASHA is the Best of All Good !
The
Will of the
Ahuras is the Law of
ASHA.
(
Holiness is the Best of All Good.)
The Will of the
Lord is the
Law of Holiness !