Ushtavaiti Gatha

Ushtavaiti Gatha
First page of the Ushtavaiti Gatha in Geldner's edition of the Avesta
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ReligionZoroastrianism
AuthorZarathustra
LanguageOld Avestan
Chapters4
Verses330

The Ushtavaiti Gatha is the second of the five Gathas, the most important texts of Zoroastrianism. It is named after ushtâ (desire), the first word of the first verse, and with 66 stanzas grouped into four songs, it is the second longest of the Gathas.