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A THOUGHT A DAY, TO PRACTICE, SAY AND PRAY (39th Day of 3742 ZRE)

8 Ardibehesht 3742 ZRE = 27 April March 2004 CE
39th Day of Spring - 39th Day of 3742 & the Solar Year

Read it day after day,
and feel a fresh sway
to live and help live
in a new way.


Ahunavaiti Gatha

Song Four

Transliterated Text (Form I):

ýãm då mainyû athrâcâ
ashâcâ côish rânôibyâ xshnûtem
hyat urvatem cazdôñnghvadebyô
tat nê mazdâ vîdvanôi vaocâ
hizvâ thwahyâ ånghô
ýâ jvañtô vîspêñg vâurayâ.

Transliterated Text (Form II):

yaanm daao mainyoo athraachaa
ashaachaa choish raanoibyaa khshnootem
hyat urvatem chazdonnghvadebyo
tat nay mazdaa veedvanoi vaochaa
hizvaa thwahyaa aaongho
yaa jvanto veespayng vaaurayaa.

Translated Text:

The happiness You grant, has been promised
to the two parties through Your mental fire and righteousness.
It is a matter of principle for the discerning.
Wise One, for our knowledge,
speak with the very words of Your mouth.
It will help me guide all the living to choose aright.
(Gathas: Song 4 - stanza 3)

Summary Substance: One should understand this point. God has granted happiness
for all, the rightful and the wrongful. It only comes through mental
enlightenment and righteous conduct. It is this enlightenment which
Zarathushtra asks God to grant so that he guides humanity to the right course
of life.

Pondering Points: Happiness is for all. Get enlightened and you have it.

(from "The Gathas, Our Guide," translated and annotated by Ali A. Jafarey,
Cypress, California, USA, 1989)

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