. PT: Tell us about the history of the Agiary. Kersi Sui: Close to a century ago, my father shouldered the responsibility as the Manager of the sanatorium within the Agiary’s compound. Earlier, there were quite a few Parsi families in Uran and the sanatorium had frequent visitors from Mumbai and nearby places, thus keeping […]
I address myself to Thee, Ahura Mazda, to whom all worship is due. With outstretched arms and open mind and my whole heart, I greet Thee in spirit. I will not turn my gaze from Thee. My eyes and my ears and my mind and my heart are all lifted up to Thee. Lift up […]
Look unto me, my loving Lord. Incline Thy face unto me. Thy joy fills me. Thou art my hope, my comfort, my peace, my all. My heart knows no rest until it reposes in Thee. My mind is in accord with Thy mind, my heart is in tune with Thy heart. When Thou to me […]
. Cyrus The Great – Part-I – A Champion of Human Rights – . “Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king.” CLAUDIANUS, De Laudibus Stilichonis Who was Cyrus? Kurush II (more popularly known as Cyrus the Great) laid the foundation of the Achaemenian dynasty over two-and-a-half millennia […]
Thou, Ahura Mazda, art the sovereign lord of thy creation. Every head bows and every knee bends, upon earth and in heaven at the mention of Thy name, O King of Kings. Vouchsafe that our gracious king may trustfully place himself under Thy guidance and, with the help of his wise councillors and able administrators, […]
Over the past year, Parsi Times ran 12-part series on ‘Parsi Parabs’ which was very well received and received great feedback from our readers. This was followed by a 12-part series on ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, which won ever greater appreciation! Parsi Times is thankful to our erudite Zoroastrian Scholar, Noshir H. Dadrawala, whose immense religio-cultural […]
Peace is what man prays for by day and by night. Peace he seeks for himself on earth during life and peace for his soul in heaven when dead. Life of avarice and envy destroys peace in this world, life of vice and sin in the next world. Peace nurtures cultures and civilizations. All law […]
To Boundless Time, O Ahura Mazda, is born a babe this day. The earth has run her yearly round and the sun enters the vernal equinox with majestic grandeur. Jamshid of Kingly Glory was first among mankind to celebrate this, the festal day of the spring, amid universal thanksgiving and feasting and rejoicing, and named […]
Power Of Prayers And Relevance Of Rituals Myth: Prayers and rituals are a complete waste to time, money and energy. Good thoughts, good words and good deeds are good enough to be a good Zoroastrian. There is no place for prayers and rituals in the highly intellectual philosophy of Zarathushtra as expounded in the […]
Mithra’s daylight breaks across high Alburz and rends the veil of the bleak winter’s night. The dark and cold night is dead and the morn has dawned upon the earth with light and warmth. The snow will now melt on the mountains and life-giving waters of the rivers and brooks will flow. Everything everywhere is […]
Query: Is it mandatory for a priest to always wear white-coloured clothes? Vada Dasturji Kotwal: When an Athornan is ordained as a priest, he should wear white attire and the white Pagdi, which is ‘Athornan nu safed Taj’, the white crown of the priests, at all times. He must perform all the rituals and always […]