The following quotation from the Gathas expresses very clearly the devout and reverent attitude of the author:
“With verses of my own making which now are heard; and with prayerful hands I come before Thee, Mazda; and with the sincere humility of the upright man, and the believer’s song of praise.”
[6]. Some authorities divide the Avesta in three parts, in which the Visparad is included with the Yasna as an appendix.
Transcriber’s Notes
A few minor obviously typographical errors have been silently corrected.
In Table of Illustrations, typo “Heirogyphic” was changed to “Heiroglyphic”.