“Seeking a blessing”

In response to N. Madan’s "Seeking a blessing” (Readers’ Forum, Parsiana, June 21, 2005) the following may be appropriate as this was used in the girl guide/scouting movement:

"Humatnam, Hurvatnam, Huvara­sht­nam, yadcha anyadacha, verajayng­nam­cha, veirejennamcha, mahi ayshe-jare­taro yathna vohunam mahi.

Tat et vahrimazdi, Ahura Mazda asha strira hyat i mainimdicha, vaochoi­macha, verezimacha, yo hatam shyot­nenam vahish­ta revyat ushoshya ahushya.

Yeghe hatam aat yesne paiti vangho, Mazdao Ahuro vaetha ashat hacha, yaonghamcha, tascha taoscha yaza­maide. Yatha ahu vairyo (two), Ashem Vohu (two).

A hospital in London, Ontario, Canada, opened a "quiet room” for people to pray/meditate and in the opening ceremony all religions were represented and our priest Ervad Tehemton Mirza prayed the Tandarosti. So, I guess a Tandarosti could also be prayed.

GULOO M. AUSTIN.

London, Ontario, Canada

With reference to N. Madan’s letter "Seeking a blessing” (Readers’ Forum, Parsiana, June 21, 2005) according to the Zoroastrian Pazand texts and Avesta prayers, the most prolific prayer which can be considered for the inauguration of a family business (a prayer/blessing which is short) is the Yatha ahu vairyo (Ahunavar) prayer. A person should recite five Ahunavars.

VISHTASHP DINSHAW MUNSHI

Solapur