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Bundahishn
Chapter XV (7)
Both of them first thought this, that one of them should please the other, as he is a man for him; and the first deed done by them was this, when they went out they washed themselves thoroughly; and the first words spoken by them were these, that Aûharmazd created the water and earth, plants and animals, the stars, moon, and sun, and all prosperity whose origin and effect are from the manifestation of righteousness.
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 31 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (11)
Yet the opposer speaks beside Thee.) For when first, O Ahura Mazda! Thou didst create the (holy) settlements, and didst reveal the religious laws ; an...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 30 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (5)
(Then when they had finished each his part in the deeds of creation, they chose distinctly each his separate realm.) He who was the evil of them both...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 31 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (8)
Therefore , as the first did I conceive of Thee, O Ahura Mazda! as the one to be adored with the mind in the creation, as the Father of the Good Mind ...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 47 — Spenta Mainyu Gatha (2)
Aye, (that blessedness, which is the) best (creation) of this most bounteous spirit, Ahura Mazda will bring forth in action with words from the mouth...
Popol Vuh
Part I, Chapter 1 (4)
Thus let it be done! Let the emptiness be filled! Let the water recede and make a void, let the earth appear and become solid; let it be done. Thus...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 30 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (7)
Upon this Âramaiti (the personified Piety of the saints) approached, and with her came the Sovereign Power, the Good Mind, and the Righteous Order....
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 44 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (3)
This I ask Thee, O Ahura! tell me aright: Who by generation was the first father of the Righteous Order (within the world)? Who gave the (recurring)...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 43 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (7)
Yea, I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O Great Giver Mazda! when he (Thy messenger, Obedience) drew near me, and asked me thus: Who art thou? And...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 46 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (9)
What (words) the Kine's creator spake for Thee by aid of, and to aid, the Righteous ritual Order, these words of Thine, (Thy people coming) with Thy G...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 43 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (9)
Yea, I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O Ahura Mazda! when (Thine herald) with Thy Good Mind near approached me, and asked me thus: For what dost...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 47 — Spenta Mainyu Gatha (3)
And Thou art therein, O Ahura Mazda! the bountiful One who appertains to, and who possesses, that (most bounteous) spirit in that Thou art He who for ...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 31 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (9)
Thine, O Ahura! was Piety; yea, Thine, O Creator of the Kine! was understanding and the Spirit , when Thou didst order a path for her (guiding). From...
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Brahmana 2 (1.2.1)
In the beginning nothing whatsoever was here. This [world] was covered over with death, with hunger — for hunger is death. Then he made up his mind...
Popol Vuh
Part I, Chapter 2 (7)
Already dawn draws near: Let us make him who shall nourish and sustain us! What shall we do to be invoked, in order to be remembered on earth? We have...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 43 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (5)
(For) so I conceived of Thee as bountiful, O Great Giver, Mazda! when I beheld Thee as supreme in the generation of life, when, as rewarding deeds...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 28 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (2)
With venerating (desire) for this (gift) of gracious help, O Mazda , and stretching forth my hands (to Thee) I pray for the first (blessing) of (Thy)...
On the Origin of the World
YALDABAOTH CREATES HEAVEN AND EARTH AND BEARS THREE SONS (YALDABAOTH CREATES HEAVEN AND EARTH AND BEARS THREE SONS)
When the ruler saw his greatness, he saw only himself; he saw nothing else, except water and darkness. Then he thought that he alone existed. His...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 31 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (7)
(For He has sovereign control.) He who conceived of these (truths of the Mãthra) as their first (inspirer), (and as He thought their existence they...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 44 — Ushtavaiti Gatha (4)
This I ask Thee, O Ahura! tell me aright, who from beneath hath sustained the earth and the clouds above that they do not fall? Who made the waters...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 34 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (10)
Through the action of this (His) Good Mind (as he works his grace within us) the benevolently wise One declared a result as its fruit, He knowing the...
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