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The following text is in Avestan, the liturgical language of Zoroastrianism. It consists of devotional invocations and prayers, including the "Ashem Vohu" and the "Yatha Ahu Vairyo."
Homage to Good Thoughts. Homage to Good Words. Homage to Good Deeds. Homage to the Dawn. Homage to the Good Mazda the Wise Lord. Homage to Wholeness. Homage to Immortality. Homage to Strength. Homage to Uprightness.
Homage to the righteous one. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Good thoughts, good words, good deeds, both here and there, and those who are acting and those who will act. We are your devoted supporters. Ashem Vohu Vahishtem Asti Righteousness is the best good. It is happiness. Happiness is for he who is righteous for the sake of the best righteousness. Yatha Ahu Vairyo As the Lord is chosen, so is the Judge, the righteousness derived from the Good Mind, the deeds of the life dedicated to Mazda the Wise Lord. The dominion belongs to the Lord, whom He gave to the poor as a protector. Yatha Ahu Vairyo As the Lord is chosen, so is the Judge, the righteousness derived from the Good Mind, the deeds of the life dedicated to Mazda the Wise Lord. The dominion belongs to the Lord, whom He gave to the poor as a protector.