Prayers during Muktad and Gatha Days

Following translation is taken from Khordeh Avesta Ba tarikaat Page No 650

The first five days of farvardegan starts from Spendarmard Mah Astad roj till five days upto Roj Aneran and is called as "Panjeh Keh" meaning first five small days of Farvardegan. On those days in addition to your regular Farjyat prayers one should pray "Framarot no Ha". Other five days are actual 5 Gatha days and are called as "Panjeh Meh" where appropriate pertaining Gathas are prayed on respective gatha days of Ahunvad Gatha, Ushtavad Gatha, Spentomad Gatha , Vohukhsahtra Gatha, & Vahishtoisht Gatha. So these ten days consists of "Panjeh Keh" and "Panjeh meh".

Apart from the above mentioned prayers during these ten days of Farvardegan commensing from Astad roj and ending on Vahishtoisht Gatha one should pray Lakh nu Bhantar. It has not to be taken in literal sense of reciting yatha, ashem, and Yeangeh hatham lakh times, but during those ten days 5700 Yatha, 2100 Yengeh Hatham, and 1200 Asem Vohu has to be recited and equally distributed in those ten days. Hence within those ten days you can pray every day 570 Yatha, 210 Yengeh hatham, and 120 Ashem after finishing your Faramarot Ha in first 5 days , and later on respective Gathas on other five days.

If due to some unavoidable circumstances one misses out one day than he can complete it other day. In the sense that during those ten days totally 5700 Yatha, 2100 Yengeh Hatham, and 1200 Asem Vohu has to be recited . This Lakh nu Bhantar has to be recited with sarosh Ni Khshnuman as shown below:-

Refer Sarosh baaj as given in our Khordeh Avesta Book:-

Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdao.

Ashem Vohu (3)

Farvarnane Mazdayasno zarthushtrish Vidaevo Ahra takaesho, (recite appropriate geh here)
Saroshe ashyahe, takhmahe tanu mathrahe, darshi- draosh ahuriyehe, khsnaothra yasnaicha wahamaicha khsnothraicha frastaecha, yatha ahu vairyo Zaota fra me mruteh, atha ratush ashatchit hacha, fra ashva vidvao mraotu.

Saroshem ashim hurodhem verethragnem..................................................Ahunem vairim tanu paiti (3)
Yatha Ahu Vairyo (1)

Recite over here (in place of kemna Mazda as in sarosh Baaj) -- lakh nu Bhantar i.e. 570 Yatha, 210 Yengeh hatham, and 120 Ashem

Then complete balance Sarosh Baaj

Yatha (2). Yasnemcha vahmaemcha aojascha Zavarecha afrinami, Sraoshahe ashyehe takhmeahe, tanu- manthrahe darshi- drash ahuiryehe.Ashem Vohu (1)

Ahmai Raescha, Hazangharem, jasme avanghe Mazda, Kerfeh Mozd.

On the last day of Vahistoisht Gatha do not forget to pray Patet Pashemani as that day is also called as Pateti or last day of the year which will herald next day Nouroz or our New year.

We should also pray for dear departed souls satoom no Kardo but during Gatha days we have to recite special Satoom no Kardo- "Gatha ni Khsnuman no" which can be found in Union press tamam Khordeh avesta.

For further reading on Farvardegan days please click on the link provided below for article by Mr Noshir Dadrawala :-

http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/muktad33.html


Nowruz Mubarak to all readers of this Blog.

Regards,

Firdosh