GĀTHĀS, part 5:
VAHISHTOIST GĀTHĀ
YASNA LIII
I
The
best
prayer has
been
answered, the
prayer that I,
Zarathustra uttered : that
Ahura Mazda
might
grant
those
boons
that I and every Ashavan most wished for ; those which
follow from
living according to the
Good Order :
even a
life
that is
prospered for
eternal duration [Joyful Eternal Life].
II
By
these
Laws of
the Faith which
I have proclaimed, you may
obtain that life of the
Good Mind
: on Earth already, as well as in Heaven later !
III
And
to both of you ,
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bride and ![]()
groom [man and woman],
I say : let each one
respect and
love each other, in
Holy Order ;
thus alone shall the
home-life
be happy to each of you !
IV
O
Mazda ! You possess that
Power which,
in the End, will
banish and conquer all evil ; and
Yours is
the
Kingdom of Eternal Life, by which You
bestow the
highest of Blessings [Eternal Life, Ameretat]
on every
Ashavan who will lead his life in the right way [according
to ASHA] .