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Visperad

The Visperad (Visprad) is an extension of the Yasna ceremony, consisting mainly of additional invocations of the divinities (yazatas). It is used within the Yasht i Visperad liturgy.|||Avestan manuscripts, the oldest dating from the 13th century CE.|||Composed in the Sasanian era.|||Canonical in Zoroastrianism. Not recognized by any other religious tradition.|||An extension of the Yasna liturgy. The Visperad itself exalts several texts of the Yasna, including the Ahuna Vairya and the Airyaman ishya.|||Darmesteter, J. The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sirôzahs, Yasts, and Nyâyis. Sacred Books of the East, 1883.|||Visperad — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visperad|Background and scholarly discussion.|||Visperad — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/zor/|Full public-domain translation.|||" I invoke all the lords, the righteous, the masters of truth." — Visperad 1

Collection: Other Ancient Religious Texts Canon: varies

Canon Status

Canonical in Zoroastrianism. Not recognized by any other religious tradition.

Date & Provenance

Composed in the Sasanian era.

Language & Manuscripts

Avestan manuscripts, the oldest dating from the 13th century CE.

Why It Matters for Study

An extension of the Yasna liturgy. The Visperad itself exalts several texts of the Yasna, including the Ahuna Vairya and the Airyaman ishya.

" I invoke all the lords, the righteous, the masters of truth." — Visperad 1

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " I invoke all the lords, the righteous, the masters of truth." — Visperad 1 " I invoke all the lords, the righteous, the masters of truth." — Visperad 1

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Further Reading

Darmesteter, J. The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sirôzahs, Yasts, and Nyâyis. Sacred Books of the East, 1883.
Visperad — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visperad|Background and scholarly discussion.
Visperad — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/zor/|Full public-domain translation.