Parsis, Iranis, Zarathushtis – ALL Under One Roof

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Thanks to Pallan Ichaporia, I now have the whole Nirang in Gujarati as well as in English with the transliteration and translation of the Pahlavi Nirang, thanks to the contribution of Pallan. I have attached a WORD file for the complete Nirang.

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Pahlavi Nirang for the Home Front Door – Click to Open

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The Five Gathas 

What is Avesta Ba Azaenteesh, Gatha Mat Azaenteesh ???

Paigambar Saheb himself composed 21 Nasks of Frashusho Mathra of yazatic language, later on under instructions of Dadar Ahuramazda himself, he gave permission to his disciples to compose 21 Nasks of ”Manthra Spenta” of Avesta, which narrates Cosmogenenesis or  ”Shrusti Rachna”. That is why these  Manthra are called as  Avesta. ”A” meaning that which has got no beginning nor ending, and ”Vesta” or VID= to know or an all encompassing knowledge having no beginning or end . Not every Time cycle is same and there is always a difference between each Time frame. At every beginning of such Time cycle a Rainidar also known as ”Deen-Arastar’ ‘ under strict permission of nature, is given kshathra or righteous authority by none other than Dadar Ahuramazda and under supervision of Zarathustra. Rainidar  who descends observes the Time cycle with spiritual foresight in Sezda or Cinematography and assesses the type of souls that will descend with a certain type of collective kesas or karma  which they will have to tackle with during their individual lifetime cycle know as ”Zarvane Thvash Khadat”. Taking into consideration the karma of those souls descending, the Rainidar likewise does arrange appropriately 21 Nasks suitable for them, from Frashusho Manthra and Manthra Spenta. The Rainidar as per Stoat Yasna adds in it the riddle which is in code also known as ”Azaenteesh’ ‘ i.e. Avesta along with its original deep import entwined in it.  The Rainidar thus hands over such composed Avesta which is ”tailor made” for those particular souls whose collective karma is entwined in that Time frame. Our last Rainidar Dastur Aderbad Marespand under whose Dasturi we all are living in has himself composed new  Avesta and Patet appropriate for our souls transmutation. Hence whatever Avesta we have with us is riddled with deep import known as ”Azaenteesh’ ‘. Each word of such Avesta has got 9 different levels of understanding in it which is connected with our nine seams of our physical body. They are composed of 3 physical levels, 3 non-physical levels, and 3 Minoi levels. That is how we progress further towards physical form of perfection or Tandarosti, by keeping our ultra-physical body healthy and thus achieve perfection known as Mun-Darosti, and we will finally achieve perfection of Minoi body known as Ruvan-Darosti. Thus by Ruvan Darosti the Minoi triad of Ruvan-Baod-Farohar within our body is nourished and activated which can connect us straight away with yazatic forces in nature.

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The Five Gathas Part 1 of 2

The Five Gathas Part 2 of 2

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Behdin Homa Behdin Jamshed –     The Patron Saint of Beleaguered Souls

By Noshir H. Dadrawala

The month of Dae is dedicated to the Supreme Divinity, Ahura Mazda. Throughout this holy month, devout Parsis perform thanks-giving Jashan offering gratitude to Ahura Mazda for His Bounties. It is considered particularly meritorious to perform Jashan on Roj Hormuzd, Daepadar, Daepmeher and Daepdin.

During the month of Dae, the Maidhyarem Gahambar is observed from Roj Meher to Roj Behram. There are six Gahambar which in ancient times were observed as six great holidays, with each Gahambar observed for a length of five days.

Roj Khorshed of Mah Dae is observed as Zarthosht no Deeso while Roj Govad of Mah Dae is observed as Homaji ni Baj.

In India, sometime around the last quarter of the eighteenth century, a Parsi lady belonging to the Kadimi / Kadmi sect who was pregnant falsely accused a pious an innocent Shehenshahi gentleman by the name Homa (son of Jamshed Zaahiaa, a weaver and well-known poet of Bharuch) for kicking her and causing her to have a miscarriage.

Around that period the rift between the Shehenshahi and Kadmi Parsis was not only wide but extremely violent. In comparison, the current orthodox and reformist divide within the community would appear docile.

As an accused, Homa was first brought to trial before the Nawab of Bharuch and then to Bombay before the British court. Homa pleaded his innocence however he was sentenced and hanged to death at the corner of Bazaar-gate in Fort, Bombay, on Mah Dae, Roj Govad 1152 Y.Z., (1783 A.D.)

Before he was hanged, he declared that he was innocent of the charge brought against him and that his sentence was not just. He reportedly added that the person who had leveled the false charge against him would be found dead on the fourth day (Chahrum) after his death. He is also believed to have said that all those who will remember him for his honesty and innocence will receive his blessings.

Reportedly, the lady who had falsely accused him was found dead in her home on the Chahrum day of the pious and blameless Homaji.

There is also another version that the death sentence was finally pronounced because a Kadmi belonging to the Wadia family stood as a false witness and that this witness was found dead on the day of Homaji’s Chahrum.

To this day, devout Parsees (and particularly those hassled in life with false litigations and accusations) observe Dae Mah Govad Roj as the day of Homaji ni Baj and perform religious ceremonies in his pious memory.

Homaji is the patron Saint of all those who are meek, gentle, falsely accused and / or generally beleaguered. In our Aafringaan prayers, his name is recited as Behdin Homa Behdin Jamshed.

This article appeared in the Jame Jamshed Weekly of 6 June 2010

A warm Welcome to ADAR YAZAD

By Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia

(Published in Jame Jamshed dated 17^th April 2011)

The ninth day of the month and the ninth month of the year in the Parsi calendar is dedicated to Adar Yazad. For all those who are numerically inclined, Adar is the only Yazad who enjoys the same position – ninth – in the list of the roj and the mah.

The word Adar means fire. It is another word for atar. As the name suggests Adar yazad presides over all types of fire and fire energies. It is a Hamkar (co-worker) of Ardibahesht Ameshaspand.

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