Transliterated Text:

têmcâ tû pourucistâ haêcat-aspânâ
spitâmî ýezivî dugedrãm zarathushtrahê
vanghêush paityâstêm mananghô
ashahyâ mazdåscâ taibyô dât sarem
athâ hêm ferashvâ thwâ xrathwâ
spênishtâ âramatôish hudânvareshvâ.

Translated Text:

Pouruchista Haechataspa Spitama,
youngest daughter of Zarathushtra:
May He grant you him who is steadfast in good mind,
and united with righteousness and with the Wise One.
Therefore, consult him with your wisdom,
and work with the most progressive and munificent serenity.

Commentary:

A happy occasion is approaching. Zarathushtra’s youngest daughter, Pouruchista, is getting married to a young man, Jamaspa Hvogova. She is blessed by her father. He wishes her a spouse who is unerring in thoughts, is right and righteous, and very godly. He advises her to be very wise, serenely, generous, and progressive in talking to him. To Zarathushtra, marriage is a sublime act of loving wisdom, and not one entered into through sheer emotions.

Note: Besides some late Pahlavi sources, there is no indication Pouruchista married Jamaspa in the Gathic text. The question of Zarathushtra’s children—who he had them with, how many mothers there were, how many children there were, etc.—is plagued by late Pahlavi sources mythologizing Zarathushtra. There is some reason to believe that by the time of Pouruchista, Jamaspa would have been an old man, making her marrying him unlikely, considering she states she chose him in the next stanza. – Caleb Goodfellow

Pondering Point:

“Consult with your intellect and intuition to choose a spouse who will help you be a more truthful and righteous person.”

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