Ashem Vohu – As Explained By Zarathushtra The following excerpt shares Zarathushtra Himself explaining the meaning and the significance of our omnipotent prayer, ‘Ashem Vohu’, as received by Him, directly from Ahura Mazda… “The prayer, Ashem Vohu is in praise of righteousness and wishing to know how this prayer stood in the mind of our […]
The festivals of India are rich, varied and colourful! However, the festival of Holi is perhaps the most colourful, both literally and figuratively. Dancing and clowning around after intake of bhang and smearing loved ones, and often even the not-so-loved ones, with varied hues, celebrates warmth, friendship and putting aside old differences. However, the more […]
Unquenchable is the thirst for life. A myriad of men and women pray unto Thee, Ahura Mazda, every moment for happy life and full life and joyful life and long life. Man loves life and he wishes to live a hundred lives and his will is not yet satisfied. An unconquerable urge to live a […]
. The status of a woman in Zoroastrian society has always been highly emancipated and elevated. In fact, a fundamental precept of the Zoroastrian religion is gender parity or equality. Men and women are treated as equal and our history is replete with examples of women who were trained like men to ride a horse […]
We must first under-stand what ‘Real Love’ means. Selfish motives, even in what people call love, often deceive them and they mistake selfish feelings for love. I will make the point clear with an example – a person talking of love will say, ‘I love my beloved. I want my beloved to be with me’, […]
In the Zoroastrian Calendar the year comprises twelve Mah (months) with each month aggregating exactly thirty Roj (days) and thus a year of three hundred and sixty days to which are added the stand-alone five days of the Gatha which are not linked to any particular month. The fifteenth day every month is dedicated to […]
Death of our dear ones destroys the radiant joy of our home and plunges us in deep distress. We look unto Thee, Ahura Mazda, for the relief of our grief and comfort of our hearts. Time can soften our sorrow, it cannot efface the loving memory of our dead from our minds. We worship their […]
. PT: How has Kem Na Mazda come to be the third prayer in the Pak Khordeh Avesta? Er. Ramiyar: In a way, Kem Na Mazda is the first prayer, as it comes immediately after Yatha Ahu Vairyo and Ashem Vohu, two of the mighty mystic mantras. It is the first prayer with which our […]
Our fathers have worshipped Thee, Ahura Mazda, in this house and we worship Thee now and will worship Thee as long as our strength holds out, O Father Eternal. Unto Thee we raise our hearts in praise and adoration, Ahura Mazda. Our devotion for Thee animates our hearts. We will open our hearts every morn […]
The Udvada Samast Anjuman is pleased to offer the services of the newly renovated ‘Sodawaterwala Dharamshala’ at Jhanda Chowk, Udvada, to our dear community members, under the new management of Hilla Marolia of ‘Farohar Caterers’. With the benevolence of Scylla Vatcha and the trustees of ‘Maneckbai Jeejeebhoy Deed of Settlement Fund’, the Dharamshala is now […]
Prayer transforms my inner life, Ahura Mazda. It creates me anew. I rise from my prayer refreshed and strong, active in body and agile of mind, enlivened of heart and quickened in spirit. I rise a better man with a radiant countenance, purified thought, tranquil mind, clear heart, and buoyant spirit. I pass in to […]