- tradition—also
nominally called yashts.
These "hidden"
Yashts are: the
Barsom Yasht (Yasna 2),
another Hom
Yasht in
Yasna 9–11, the
Bhagan Yasht of
Yasna 19–21, a hymn...
-
extended Yasna are from the
Yashts,
which are
hymns to the
individual yazatas.
Unlike the Yasna,
Visperad and Vendidad, the
Yashts and the
other lesser texts...
- the
Yashts (Avestan: yašt, 'prayer, honor')
contain additional information. Of
particular interest here are the Mihr
Yasht, the
Farvardin Yasht, and...
-
belonges to the so
called Great Yashts and, with 158 stanzas, it is the
longest in the collection. The
Frawardin Yasht is ****umed to be the
product of...
- the so
called Legendary Yashts,
namely the Aban
Yasht, the
Drvasp Yasht, the Ram
Yasht, the Den
Yasht, and the
Zamyad Yasht. They are
called legendary...
-
verses are not
found in
other Yashts. The
second part is
formed by
stanzas 5-13.
These verses are also
found in the
Bahram Yasht dedicated to
Verethragna and...
-
belonges to the so
called Legendary Yashts and, with 132 stanzas, it is the
third longest in the collection. The Aban
Yasht is
named after Aban, the personification...
- Mihr
Yasht is the
tenth Yasht of the 21
Yasht collection and is
dedicated to the
veneration of Mithra. It
belongs to the so
called Great Yashts and, with...
-
foreshadowing of the
major legends of the
Kayanian kings appears in the
Yashts of the Avesta,
where the
dynasts offer sacrifices to the god
Ahura Mazda...
-
begins with the
typical framing of many
Yashts, as a
dialogue between Zarathustra and
Ahura Mazda.
Unlike other Yashts, however, this
framing device is not...
