hrough 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 it over to that Paradise, the
brilliant, sweet-smelling of the pure.

"All good do I accept at thy command, O God, and think, speak, and do
it. I believe in the pure law; by every good work seek I forgiveness
for all sins. I keep pure for myself the serviceable work and
abstinence from the unprofitable. I keep pure the six powers,--thought,
speech, work, memory, mind, and understanding. According to thy will am
I able to accomplish, O accomplisher of good, thy honor, with good
thoughts, good words, good works.

"I enter on the shining way to Paradise; may the fearful terror of hell
not overcome me! May I step over the bridge Chinevat, may I attain
Paradise, with much perfume, and all enjoyments, and all brightness.

"Praise to the Overseer, the Lord, who rewards those who accomplish
good deeds according to his own wish, purifies at last the obedient,
and at last purifies even the wicked one of hell. All praise be to the
creator, Ormazd, the all-wise, mighty, rich in might; to the seven
Amshaspands; to Ized Bahram, the victorious annihilator of foes."

"HYMN TO A STAR.

"The star Tistrya praise we, the shining, majestic, with pleasant good
dwelling, light, shining, conspicuous, going around, healthful,
bestowing joy, great, going round about from afar, with shining beams,
the pure, and the water which makes broad seas, good, far-famed, the
name of the bull created by Mazda, the strong kingly majesty, and the
Fravashi of the holy pure, Zarathustra.

"For his brightness, for his majesty, wi