And to a prosperous home life Which continues without reverse throughout the year, And to that might which strikes victoriously.... “I announce and complete my Yasna to the Māhya, The monthly festivals, lords of the ritual order, To the new and the later moon, and to the full moon which scatters night.... “I announce and complete my Yasna to the yearly feasts.... Yea, I celebrate and complete my Yasna To the seasons, lords of the ritual order.... “I announce and complete my Yasna To all those who are the thirty and three,[180] Lords of the ritual order.... “To Ahūra and to Mithra, to the star Tiśtrya, The resplendent and glorious, To the moon and the resplendent sun, Him of the rapid steeds, the eye of Ahūra Mazda.” The sacrifice is long continued, and the gods are again approached with interminable ritual, and the naming of the objects of propitiation; the offerings are then made to each of the gods, the fire of earth receiving especial attention, as well as the stars of heaven and all the Bountiful Immortals. At each presentation of the offering by the priest, the object of propitiation is named. There are invocations and dedications almost without number, Zarathuśtra being also mentioned as an object of worship. “And we worship Zarathuśtra Spitama in our sacrifice, The holy lord of the ritual order, And we worship every Izad as we worship him; And we worship also the Fravisha of Zarathuśtra Spitama, the saint. And we worship the utterances of Zarathuśtra and his religion, His faith and his love. And we worship the former religions of the world devoted to Righteousness, Which were instituted at the creation, The holy religion of Ahūra Mazda, The resplendent and glorious.... And we worship the milk offering and the libation, The two which cause the waters to flow forth, And we worship all waters and all plants, And all good men and all good women.”[181] COMMENTARY ON THE FORMULAS. This commentary is written in the Zend language, and is valuable as a specimen of early exegesis. Zarathuśtra is here represented as holding a conversation with Ahūra Mazda, and in reply to his questions Ahūra says: “Whoever in this world of mine shall mentally recall a portion of the Ahuna-vairya (formulas), and having thus recalled it, shall undertone it, and then utter it aloud; whoever shall worship thus, then even with threefold safety and speed I will bring his soul over the bridge of _K_invaḍ (Chinvat). I who am Ahūra Mazda will help him to pass over it to heaven, the best life, and to the lights of heaven.” “And whoever, O Zarathuśtra, while undertoning the parts of the Ahuna- vairya, takes aught therefrom, I who am Ahūra Mazda will draw his soul off from the better world; yea, so far will I withdraw it as the earth is large and wide.