Ahuna vairya
| Ahuna vairya | |
|---|---|
Ashem vohu β | |
Ahuna vairya manthra in Geldner's edition of the Avesta | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
| Language | Avestan |
| Period | Avestan period |
Ahuna vairya (Avestan: π¬π¬΅π¬π¬₯π¬βΈ± π¬¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬) is the first of Zoroastrianism's four Gathic Avestan manthras. The text, which appears in Yasna 27.13, is also known after its opening words yatha ahu vairyo. In Zoroastrian tradition, the manthra is also known as the ahun(a)war.
Numerous translations and interpretations exist, but the overall meaning of the text remains obscure. The Ahuna vairya and Ashem vohu (the second most sacred manthra at Yasna 27.14) are together "very cryptic formulas, of a pronounced magical character." The Ahunavaiti Gatha (chapters 28-34 of the Yasna), is named after the Ahuna vairya manthra.