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Introduction

tr. L. H. Mills, Sacred Books of the East vol. 31 (American Edition, 1898); Gatha sections after Bartholomae (1905) via Moulton (1913)

PDF and EPUB of transcription are now available. Translated by L. H. Mills (from Sacred Books of the East, American Edition, 1898) except as noted. Ner. = Neryosangh. [] Notes in square brackets [] were added by JHP. * denotes irregularities. Chapters 0-8 Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Hom Yasht (chapters 9-11) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Chapter 12 - The Zoroastrian Creed Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Chapters 13-27 Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Ahunavaiti Gatha (chapters 28-34) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font MP3 Yasna Haptanghaiti (chapters 35-42) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Ushtavaiti Gatha (chapters 43-46) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font MP3 Spentamainyush Gatha (chapters 47-50) Avestan Deutsch Transc.

font Avestan font MP3 Vohukhshathra Gatha (chapter 51) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font MP3 Chapter 52 Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Vahishtoishti Gatha (chapter 53) Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font MP3 Chapters 54-72 Avestan Deutsch Transc. font Avestan font Audio by Kersey Antia Ahunavaiti Gatha, recited by Mobed Darius Iraj Bagli Chatterji's translation of the Gathas

(In the name of God) 2. To Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda. To you, O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda. With propitiation, for worship, adoration, propitiation, and praise. 3. 'Yatha Ahu Vairyo', the zaotar should say to me 'Atha ratush ashatchit hacha', the knowing Ashavan should say. Ashem Vohu ...(3). Yatha Ahu Vairyo ... (2). 4. I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. 5. I proffer to you, O Amesha Spentas, sacrifice and prayer, with thought, with word, with deed, with [my] being, with the very life of my body.

6. I praise Asha. Ashem Vohu ...(3). 7. [=y1.23 = y3.24 = y14.4 = y27.12 = y62.12.] 8. .... 9. [=y22.24 = y24.29.] 10. [=y22.25 = y24.30.] 11. [=y22.26 = y24.31.] 12. [=y24.32.] 13. .... 15. [=y27.13.]