motto good thoughts good words good deeds

In other gathic verses hû is switched with vôhü “good, superb, brilliant.”

What is the purest essence in that which is happening/becoming? It is the exaltation of the pristine creation of the superb artistry/ excellence aša/ artha. What is the purest essence in utterance/words? It is the auspicious mantra mánthrö speñtö, the sacred formula for musing, thinking, imagination! What is the purest essence in thoughts? It is the pristine passion paôiryö in the mind/spirit mana of the virtuous/excellent ašavan. ḵrathwá whose good deeds/worth in turning of events/fate hvarštáiš does not nöit win/prevail over vãns their evil deeds/worth duž.varštá.Īn elucidation of the threefold formula is provided in Yasna 19.19: In Yasna 49.4 3 rd rhymed verse line, there is reference to those ýaæšãm of evil genius duž. In hvaršta the second part varšta comes from the root varš/varez “to wind, turn, come to pass, become” and refers to “excellence/vital energy in turning of events, happening, becoming.”Īvestan varš/varez can be compared with German werden and the ancient Norse rune WYRD “winding, turning, becoming.” In hü ḵ ta the second part ü ḵ ta “utterance” comes from the root vac “voice, word, speech” and refers to “vigor/life in the power of words and/or expression of ideas.” In hû.mata, the second part mata “to meditate, reflect, think” refers to “good/healthy reflection, thinking, meditation.” Hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta “purest essence, wellness” in thoughts words and deeds appears first in the gathic poetry in Yasna 35.2.Īnd later in Yasna 36.5 “With all that is the purest essence in thoughts, with all that is the purest essence in words, with all that is the purest essence in deeds we move toward/come to thee thwá.”

Celtic divine name Esus and Greek Goddess of “good health” Hygieia come from the same root (See Didier Calin.)Īvestan hû is synonymous with vôhü “good, superb, brilliant” and reconstructed Proto Indo European wósu, wésus. Thus the faith of the individuals in this world and the worlds to come is shaped according to the “purity, soundness and goodness” of their thoughts, words and deeds.Īvestan hû “ pure essence of being, sound, healthy” is a cognate of Greek hy– healthy, Vedic su and Hittite assu.

In Há ð ô ḵ t Nask 2.24-25, the daæná (from the root dee) “power to see/insight” of the virtuous is identified with hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta by which the soul has been made “beautiful, shining and brilliant ” and (2.33-34) the virtuous through the three stages of “the purest essence in thoughts, words and deeds” hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta ascend into the boundless lights, and then the celestial abode of music/songs. In the Yasht or “holy hymns” 13.84 and 19.17, “the auspicious immortals or the sacred, eternal god beings” amešá/amertá speñtá themselves look into each other’s consciousness/souls ûrvá, contemplating, deliberating on “the purest essence in thoughts, words and deeds” hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta, reflecting on the melodious music in the “abode or home of songs” garö-nmânem, and go down the invocations zaôthráv along paths pañtánö that are luminous/radiant raô x šn. Hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta literally means “the purest essence in thoughts, words and deeds.”

The threefold motto of “good thoughts, good words and good deeds”- hû.mata, hü ḵ ta, hvaršta has been a fundamental tenet in Zoroastrianism since the time immemorial.

Motto good thoughts good words good deeds