Den Yasht

Den Yasht
First page of the Den Yasht in Darmesteter's French translation
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ReligionZoroastrianism
LanguageAvestan
PeriodAvestan period
Chapters7 kardes
Verses20

The Den Yasht is the sixteenth hymn of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after Daena, the Zoroastrian representation of conscience or religion, but is actually dedicated to the veneration of Chista, the Zoroastrian divinity representing wisdom and insight.

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