“Thee have I thought, O Mazda, as the first, to praise with the soul,.... active Creator,....  Lord of the worlds,....  Lord of good things,.... the first fashioner,.... who made the pure creation,.... who upholds the best soul with his understanding.”

“I praise Ahura-Mazda, who has created the cattle, created the water and good trees, the splendor of light, the earth and all good.  We praise the Fravashis of the pure men and women,—­whatever is fairest, purest, immortal.”

   “We honor the good spirit, the good kingdom, the good law,—­all that is
   good.”

“Here we praise the soul and body of the Bull, then our own souls, the souls of the cattle which desire to maintain us in life,.... the good men and women,.... the abode of the water,.... the meeting and parting of the ways,.... the mountains which make the waters flow,.... the strong wind created by Ahura-Mazda,.... the Haoma, giver of increase, far from death.”

   “Now give ear to me, and hear! the Wise Ones have created all.  Evil
   doctrine shall not again destroy the world.”

   “In the beginning, the two heavenly Ones spoke—­the Good to the
   Evil—­thus; ’Our souls, doctrines, words, works, do not unite
   together.’”

   “How shall I satisfy thee, O Mazda, I, who have little wealth, few men? 
   How may I exalt thee according to my wish!....  I will be contented with
   your desires; this is the decision of my understanding and of my soul.”

The following is from the Khordah Avesta:—­

“In the name of God, the giver, forgiver, rich in love, praise be to the name of Ormazd, the God with the name, ’Who always was, always is, and always will be’; the heavenly amongst the heavenly, with the name ‘From whom alone is derived rule.’  Ormazd is the greatest ruler, mighty, wise, creator, supporter, refuge, defender, completer of good works, overseer, pure, good, and just.

“With all strength (bring I) thanks; to the great among beings, who created and destroyed, and through his own determination of time, strength, wisdom, is higher than the six Amshaspands, the circumference of heaven, the shining sun, the brilliant moon, the wind, the water, the fire, the earth, the trees, the cattle, the metals, mankind.

“Offering and praise to that Lord, the completer of good works, who made men greater than all earthly beings, and through the gift of speech created them to rule the creatures, as warriors against the Daevas.[138]

“Praise the omniscience of God, who hath sent through the holy Zarathustra peace for the creatures, the wisdom of the law,—­the enlightening derived from the heavenly understanding, and heard with the ears,—­wisdom and guidance for all beings who are, were, and will be, (and) the wisdom of wisdoms; which effects freedom from hell for the soul at the bridge, and leads