AvestaZoroastrianismAccepted ScriptureAvestanShareYashts Mah YashtDarmesteter and Mills / Sacred Books of the East - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableDarmesteter and Mills / Sacred Books of the EastLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Vendidad Fargard 1Vendidad Fargard 2Vendidad Fargard 3Vendidad Fargard 4Vendidad Fargard 5Vendidad Fargard 6Vendidad Fargard 7Vendidad Fargard 8Vendidad Fargard 9Vendidad Fargard 10Vendidad Fargard 11Vendidad Fargard 12Vendidad Fargard 13Vendidad Fargard 14Vendidad Fargard 15Vendidad Fargard 16Vendidad Fargard 17Vendidad Fargard 18Vendidad Fargard 19Vendidad Fargard 20Vendidad Fargard 21Vendidad Fargard 22Sirozah Sirozah 1Yashts KhorshedSirozah Sirozah 2Yashts Ormazd YashtYashts ArdibehioT 1 YashtYashts Khordad YashtYashts Aban YashtYashts Khorshed YashtYashts Mah YashtYashts Tlr YashtYashts G oS YashtYashts Mihir / Mithra YashtYashts Sraosha Yasht HadhoKhtYashts Rashn YashtYashts Bahram YashtYashts Ram YashtYashts Ashi YashtYashts Aytad YashtYashts Zamyad YashtYashts Van Ant YashtYashts Yasht FragmentYashts Vtetasp YashtNyayis Khorshed? 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Hail to the Amesha- Spewtas! Hail to the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull 2 *! Hail to thee when we look at thee! Hail to thee when thou lookest at us s! 2How does the moon wax? How does the moon wane? For fifteen days does the moon wax 4; for fifteen days does the moon wane. As long as her waxing, so long is the waning 5; as long as her waning, so long is the waxing. ‘Who is there but thee 6 who makes the moon wax and wane 7?’ and the rewards for virtue from the heavens; for fifteen days they make the rewards pass to the earth and the good deeds pass to the heavens.’ The moon is thus a sort of moral clearing-house between earth and heaven. VASTS AND stROZAHS. 3We sacrifice unto the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull, the holy and master of holiness. Here I look at the moon, here I perceive the moon; here I look at the light of the moon, here I perceive the light of the moon. The Amesha- Spe^tas stand up 1, holding its glory; the Amesha- Spewtas stand up, pouring its glory upon the earth, made by Mazda 2. 4And when the light of the moon waxes warmer, golden-hued plants grow on 3 from the earth during the spring 4. We sacrifice unto the new moons, the full moons, and the Vishaptathas 5. We sacrifice unto the new moon, the holy and master of holiness; We sacrifice unto the full moon, the holy and master of holiness; We sacrifice unto the Vlshaptatha, the holy and master of holiness. 5I will sacrifice unto the Moon, that keeps in it the seed of the Bull, the liberal, bright, glorious, water - giving \ warmth - giving, wisdom - giving 1 2, wealth-giving 3, riches-giving, thoughtfulness-giving 4, weal-giving, freshness-giving 5 6 *, prosperity-giving 8, the liberal, the healing. 6For its brightness and glory, I will offer unto it a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull. Unto the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull, we offer up the libations, the Haoma and meat, the baresma, the wisdom of the tongue, the holy spells, the speech, the deeds, the libations, and the rightly-spoken words. Yfiwhe hdtam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda.... 7Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holi¬ ness.... I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the Moon, that keeps in it the seed of the Bull, and of the only-created Bull, and of the Bull of many species. Ashem Vohfi: Holiness is the best of all good. Give unto that man brightness and. glory, give him health of body,.... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy Ones. (vLSaryavantam karyanyayanam; Jxc eLA iuioJj\). taram karoti (Sansk.). ‹Previous chapterYashts Khorshed YashtNext chapterYashts Tlr Yasht›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public-domain 1880/1883/1887 English translation