Ahuna Vairya: The Cosmic Command of Asha
The First Word of Creation Before the world was born, before the stars took their places, a single sound echoed through the void — not spoken by man, but by Ahura Mazda Himself. That sound was not thunder or flame. It was a prayer . That prayer is the Ahuna Vairya — also called the Ahunavar or Yatha Ahu Vairyo — and it is the foundational formula of Zoroastrianism. Revered as the Word of Power , it is not merely spoken but unleashed . According to Yasna 19, it is older than the Amesha Spentas and precedes even creation.
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The First Word of Creation Before the world was born, before the stars took their places, a single sound echoed through the void — not spoken by man, but by Ahura Mazda Himself. That sound was not thunder or flame. It was a prayer . That prayer is the Ahuna Vairya — also called the Ahunavar or Yatha Ahu Vairyo — and it is the foundational formula of Zoroastrianism. Revered as the Word of Power , it is not merely spoken but unleashed . According to Yasna 19, it is older than the Amesha Spentas and precedes even creation. The Text: Ahuna Vairya (Yatha Ahu Vairyo) Avestan: Yathā ahū vairyo, athā ratuš ashāt̰-čīt̰ hacā, vanghēuš dazdā mananghō, šyaothananām angheush mazdāi, xšnūšāi ashāi.
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Yasna · Gathas · Avesta · Denkard
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James Darmesteter