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Song 17.9 (Yasna 53.9)

`,SIjar ,SIpvran ,iOt `,ItsAr ,OSEaW ,SiAnvrawZud

`,Owanat,OCvp* `,Atra,TIjd* ,AsaSEa

`,AcSiOti,VsaW `,TAyqimVh ,SuVtAyj ,SI ,V% `,Oruha ,AwaCa ,Uk

.,OyhaW ,EwOagird `,IhAd ,iOyIjZvrv* ,A% `,mvrqaSx ,Awat ,Adzam ,Tat

Transliterated Text:

duzhvarenâish vaêshô râstî tôi narepîsh rajîsh
aêshasâ dêjît-aretâ peshô-tanvô
kû ashavâ ahurô
ýê îsh jyâtêush hêmithyât vasê-itôishcâ
tat mazdâ tavâ xshathrem
ýâ erezhejyôi dâhî drigaovê vahyô.

Translated Text:

Activity with evil doers yields to decrease in worth.
In their anger, they defile truth and are criminals.
Where is the righteous lord,
who would oppose them for life and liberty?
It is, Wise One, Your dominion
that provides an honest-living oppressed a better living.

Commentary:

Evil doers do not add any value to life as they are driven by anger, the cause of all destructive actions. They destroy truth and commit crime, and they bring death and destruction. They must be opposed in order to safeguard life and maintain freedom. This state of freedom andlife is only achieved by choosing a good dominion in which every honest person is guaranteed a better living, and no one is deprived of their rights. Zarathushtra advocates an ideal society based on mental and material righteousness, freedom, happiness, and progress.

Pondering Point:

“In the face of oppressors and dictators, seek to create a free and beneficial world that provides honest, oppressed people a wonderful life.”


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