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AVESTA: The Songs of Zarathustra Song One 1. In humble adoration, with hands outstretched I pray to Thee, O Wisdom! First of all, through Thy Bounteous Spirit vouchsafe to me All righteousness of action, all wisdom of the Good Mind, That I may thereby bring joy to the Soul of Creation. 2. O Wise Lord, by virtue of the Good Mind, may I reach Thy Presence. Grant me the blessings in both worlds, the corporeal and the spiritual, attainable through Righteousness; Thy rewards which bring beatific happiness to the faithful blessed with them. 3. As never before, I shall weave my songs for Thee, O Wisdom Lord, And for Thee, O Spirits of Truth and the Good Mind, Then, shall Spentarmity, the Spirit of Benevolence, make the imperishable Dominion of Heaven flourish. For that perfection, come ye all to my invocations. 4. I shall take the awakened soul to the exalted abode with the help of the Good Mind; Knowing the blissful rewards of the Wise Lord for righteous deeds; As long as I have power and am able, I shall teach all to seek for Truth and Right. 5. O Asha, equipped with the knowledge of Truth and Righteousness, When shall I see Thee, and the Good Thinking of Humanah! And through the Inspiration of Sarosh, when shall I be in the presence of the Most Beneficent Wisdom! With the proclamation of these sacred words shall we make the evil ones turn toward Thee O Holy Wisdom! 6. Come, O Eternal Wise Spirit, through the Good Mind, With the long lasting gift of Righteousness vouchsafed in Thy sublime words. Grant unto Zarathustra, and to us all Thy gracious help, O Ashura, Whereby we may overcome the evil of wrong-doers. 7. Grant me, O Truth, the blessing which is the fruit of the Good Mind. Grant me, O Piety, to me and to the Good King Vistaspa , our desire for effectiveness, And grant, O Wisdom, sovereign Lord, That reciting Thy holy words of revelation I may make Thy felicitous message heard. 8. O Thou, Best One, in accord with the Highest Truth, The best blessing, I beseech of Thee for noble Frasaostra and for me. And mayest Thou grant to us, for all time, the gift of the Good Mind. 9. And blessed with these bounties, we who have always offered our songs of praise to Thee, We shall not displease Thee, O Wisdom, Or Ye, O Truth, and the Best Mind; Ye, who are the most helpful to promote the Dominion of Blessedness. 10. Those whom Thou knowest as full worthy, by reason of their Righteousness and Good Mind, For those, do Thou fulfill their desire for attainment, O Wisdom Lord. For I well know that the words of these song offerings to Thee directed to righteous ends Will have their blissful effect. 11. And through these divine songs, for evermore shall I preserve Righteousness and Good Mind for the people. To enable me to apprise all, teach me O Wisdom Lord, Through Thine own Spirit and Thine own Words, the principle of creation of the first existence |