Song 16.16 (Yasna 51.16)
`,AtNam ,ACa ,mItsic ,mL% `,OhManam ,SIbvdap ,SuVhMaW
.,AtSu ,iAydzas ,Vn ,Aqa `,Oruha ,ldzam ,OtNvps
Transliterated Text:
tãm kavâ vîshtâspô
magahyâ xshathrâ nãsat
vanghêush padebîsh mananghô
ýãm cistîm ashâ mañtâ
speñtô mazdå ahurô
athâ nê sazdyâi ushtâ.
Translated Text:
Kavi Vishtaspa has attained this
through the power of the Fellowship
and the songs of good mind.
It is the wisdom the progressive Wise Lord has thought
through righteousness
so that to teach us radiant happiness.
Commentary:
Successful in his divine mission, Zarathushtra speaks of his best companions. First is Kavi Vishtaspa, a king who was once proud of the physical power which had won him such a large territory. Now that he has converted to the Good Religion and contemplated the Gathas with meditation and the good mind, he has realized that true power lies in a Fellowship established on the Primal Principles of Life, not brute force ruling people. These principles are based on the divine wisdom and, when translated into life, they teach us how to radiate happiness to others by serving the Fellowship.
Pondering Point:
“Listen to the wise Creator through the righteous laws of existence to receive radiant happiness.”