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A THOUGHT A DAY, TO PRACTICE, SAY AND PRAY (69th Day of 3742 ZRE)

7 Khordad 3742 ZRE = 27 May 2004 CE
69th Day of Spring - 69th 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 Five

Transliterated Text (Form I):

taêcît mâ môreñden jyôtûm
ýôi dregvatô mazibîsh cikôiteresh
anguhîshcâ anghvascâ
apayeitî raêxenanghô vaêdem
ýôi vahishtât ashâunô
mazdâ râreshyãn mananghô.

Transliterated Text (Form II):

taecheet maa morenden jyotoom
yoi dregvato mazibeesh chikoiteresh
anguheeshchaa anghvaschaa
apayeitee raekhenangho vaedem
yoi vahishtaat ashaauno
mazdaa raareshyaan manangho.

Translated Text:

Also they devastate life
who highly regard the wrongful
as lords and ladies,
rob people of their property,
and try hard to distract the righteous
from their best mind.
(Gathas: Song 5-stanza 11)

Summary Substance: People who regard the wrongful rich as lords and ladies, who
exploit people to deprive them of their belongings, and who, through various
means, try to distract the righteous people to give up thinking as good as they
can, are also among those who disturb and destroy life.

Pondering Points: Appeasing, exploiting and distracting are among destructive
acts.

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

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