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AVESTA: KHORDA AVESTA (Book of Common Prayer) AVESTA: KHORDA AVESTA (English): YASHT 11AVESTA: KHORDA AVESTA (English): Rashn YashtAVESTA: KHORDA AVESTA (Englis

To Ama, well-built, fair of form, Verethraghna, Ahura-created; and to Triumphing Uparatat; and to Raman of good pastures, and to Vayu of superior activity, superior to other creatures. That part of you, Vayu, which belongs to Spenta Mainyu; to self-governed Thwasha, to boundless Zurwan, to Zurwan of the long dominion. Ashem Vohu.... For the reward of virtue and the forgiveness of sins, I do (deeds of) righteousness for the love of my soul. May all virtuousness of all good ones of the earth of seven climes reach the width of the earth, the length of the rivers, the height of the sun in their original form. May it be righteous, live long. Thus may it come as I wish. Ashem Vohu...!! Hoshbam (Prayer at Dawn) ------------------------ 1. Then thou shalt say those victorious, most healing words; thou shalt chant the Ahunwar five times: Yatha ahu vairyo... (5). The Ahunwar protects the body.... (Here recite the Kem Na Mazda prayer.) Ashem vohu.... Yatha Ahu Vairyo...(21). Ashem vohu...(12) 2. Homage to you, O Dawn (3). (Y27.1-2:) This is to render Him who is of all the greatest, our lord and master (even) Ahura Mazda. And this to smite the wicked Angra Mainyu, and to smite Aeshma of the bloody spear, and the Mazainya Daevas, and to smite all the wicked Varenya Daevas. 3. And this is to further Ahura Mazda, the resplendent, the glorious, to further the Bountiful Immortals, and the influences of the

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file zor/sbe23/ka.htm.

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