Book of Daily Parsi Prayers

“I have keenly felt for a long time the need of a handy book on the Zoroastrian religion in simple English, together with a book of daily prayers in the original Avesta with commentary for the use of young boys and girls studying in higher institutions. With this object in view I had published a Zoroastrian daily Prayer Book, and the present volume is written on similar lines. Time has made the Parsees forget altogether the old languages of their scriptures, while utilitarians deride the critical study of the dead Avestan, and Pahlavi methods of expression. But we need not therefore lose also their inner spirit and fragrance. An attempt has been made in this book to translate some of the most striking features of the Zend-Avesta and to put them in an attractive form for all who desire to peep into the glorious past. This is, I believe, a step towards the Right Path, a step towards our revered Prophet Zoroaster and towards all that has been connected with Him.” — Author’s Introduction