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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

Who sleeps not, the ever wakeful. 7. We sacrifice to Mithra The lord of all countries, Whom Ahura Mazda created the most glorious Of the supernatural yazads. So may there come to us for aid Both Mithra and Ahura, the two exalted ones. We sacrifice to the immortal, Radiant, swift-horsed Sun. 8. We sacrifice to Tishtrya of sound eyes. We sacrifice to Tishtrya. We sacrifice to those attendants on Tishtrya. We sacrifice to Tishtrya, the radiant (and) glorious. We sacrifice to the star Vanant, made by Mazda. We sacrifice to the star Tishtrya, the radiant (and) glorious. We sacrifice to the Sky that follows its own law. We sacrifice to the boundless Time. We sacrifice to Time, that follows its own law for the long period. We sacrifice to the wind, the holy (and) beneficent. We sacrifice to Wisdom, the most upright, righteous, made by Mazda. We sacrifice to the good Mazdayasnian Religion. We sacrifice to the Path leading to the good state. We sacrifice to the golden shaft. We sacrifice to Mount Saokanta, made by Mazda. 9. We sacrifice to every righteous Yazad of the spiritual world. We sacrifice to every righteous Yazad of the material world. We sacrifice to our own soul. We sacrifice to our own Fravashi. Come to my help, O Mazda. We sacrifice to the good, helpful, holy Fravashis of the righteous. We sacrifice to the immortal, radiant, swift-horsed Sun. 10. I proclaim ... of the Ahurian Faith.

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

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