Persia And The Aryan Race
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the middle east over 2000 years ago was called the Kingdom of the Aryans "These (The Medes and Persians) were called anciently by all people as the Aryans"[B][/B]. On the walls of a cliff face in Bagastan, Iran, the great Persian King Darius wrote "I am Darius the great King, King of Kings, King of many countries and many people, the King of this expansive land. The Archaiemenid, the son of a Persian, Aryan from the Aryan race".
In the great scriptures of Persia, the Avesta, we find numerous quotes which identify the land of Persia as the Kingdom of the Aryan race "Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: I made the Aryan Glory, rich in food, rich in flocks, rich in wealth, rich in Glory; provided with full store of intelligence, with full store of money, to withstand Need, and to withstand enemies" [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 1[/B] "Horses multiply a thousandfold, flocks multiply a thousandfold; and so does his virtuous offspring, (as) the bright, glorious star Tishtrya moves on equally, and so does the strong wind made by Mazda, and so does the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans)". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 5[/B] "I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans) made by Mazda". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 7[/B]
This land which was previously known as the Kingdom of the Aryans became known to the world and history as Persia due to European and Greek influence. As with India the middle east was a patchwork of Kingdoms, over two hundred, ruled by great powerful Kings and as also with India there was one Kingdom which extracted tributaries from other Kingdoms which formed a tentative allience. It seems that the most powerful Kingdom was the Parsa Kingdom of Iran. Iran itself comes from the name Aryan, devolving from Aryan to Arya to Aria and finally the name we have today being Iran and in its scriptures the Avesta, Iran is referred to as Airyanem Vaego, the seed of the Aryans. Parsa was a Kingdom within the region of Iran and because of its prominent political position the Greeks referred to this confederacy of Kingdoms as Parsa which eventually became Persia.
According to Vedantists Parsa and ultimately Persia comes from the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Parsu[/B] which refers to the great Vedic warrior [B]Parshurama[/B]. Mr Prods Oktar Skjaervo is professor of Iranian studies, he says the following "Persians are first mentioned in the 9th century BC Assyrian annals. On one campaign in 835 BC Shalmanezer is said to have received tributes from 27 Kings of [B]Parsuwaz[/B]". Parsuwaz is actually Parsuvaz, Parsu being Sanskrit for axe and Vaz being Sanskrit for abide or dwell - one who abides in Parsu. The Lorousse (french) encyclopedia of mythology says "The first allusion to the [B]Parsu[/B] or Persians....occurs in 837 BC". In his book "International encyclopedia of linguistics volume four" William Bright writes "The [B]Parsu[/B] have been identified as the Persians". Hamma Mirwaisi in his book "return of the medes an analysis of Iranian history" says "They avoided the assosciation with the descendents of the madayue people - the Kurds - to this day in favour of the [B]Parsu[/B] people - the Persians".
Parsu is Sanskrit for axe and the people of Parsu were not naming themselves after some mundane axe, they were referring to Parshurama, the great axe warrior of the Vedas. So what we have 2500 to 4000 years ago is a vast land which is very much like India in its social orders, philosophy and its network of Kingdoms, and which to the people themselves was the Aryan Kingdom and to the Europeans and Greeks, a land which included Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Afghanistan became known as Persia.
The Kingdom of Persia is very much identified with the religion of Zarathustra, which may go back as far as 4000 years or more. The name contains two Sanskrit words, Zara meaning gold and Ustra which is Sanskrit for camel, for some reason his name was golden camel. His father was called Pourashaspa and his mother Dughdhava. Pourashaspa seems to be two words Puru and Aspa, Puru is Sanskrit for many and Aspa is a corruption of the Sanskrit Asva meaning horses, subsequently his name is Sanskrit for "Many horses". The Sanskrit Puru and Persian Pouru are the same meaning "many" and "more". Pouru is a prefix for many Persian names such as Pouru Dakshiti, Pouru Bangha and Pouruchista. His mothers name Dughdhava, is Sanskrit, Dughda and Dugdhatva being Sanskrit for milk and milkmaid.
Zarathustra took birth in the land known as Airyamen Veja. Airyamen Veja means “Aryan seed” its considered the holy land of Zarathustra and the origin of the Iranian race. Within the land of Arya was the holy river Vanguhi Daitya, Daitya is as Vedic as the Devas coming from mother Diti, the wife of Kashyapa Muni, the great Vedic sage. Upon the banks of the Daitya the Zarathustrian God Yima would commune with Ahura Mazda, Zarathustra would pray and gradually his religion spread. The God of Zarathustra is Ahura Mazda, Ahura being the Sanskrit Asura and Mazda being the Sanskrit Medha. In Sanskrit Asura can mean divine as well as demoniac and Medha is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom.
The scriptures are known as the Avesta and the language they are written in is Avestan. These scriptures were revealed to the prophet Zarathustra by the God Azura Mazda and through the patronage of King Vishtapa it spread throughout Iran and what became known as Persia. The son of Vishtapa is the great King Darius whose words are inscribed upon the stone walls in Iran “ My father is Vishtapa, Vishtapas father is Arshama and Arshamas father is Airyaramna “ Arshama is the Sanskrit Asama meaning unequalled and Airyaramna is simply the Vedic Arya meaning Aryan meaning noble. In the Fars province of Iran we find more inscriptions from King Darius. As well as the beautiful murals depicting former Kings, upon one wall is the following inscription “I am Darius the great King, King of Kings, King of many countries and many people, the King of this expansive land. The son of Archaemenid, the son of a Persian, Aryan from the Aryan race“.
Before the Europeans and Greeks decided to call this land Persia it was known as the Aryan Kingdom, an extension of Vedic India and even the name Iran is nothing more than a corruption of Aryan. And as for Darius, the great King of Persia, his name is Sanskrit, Dharya a Sanskrit name meaning “holding” his name as explained by academia is “holding firm the good”.
Of course if one is going to postulate that over 2000 years ago the middle east, the land of Persia was an Aryan Kingdom, an extention of Vedic India, deity worship must be seen to be prominent and not only do we find it, it is all pervasive. The above picture is a 1500 year old Iranian bowl showing the deity Anahita with four arms holding the Sun and the Moon whilst seated upon a lion. Her full name is Aredvi Sura Anahita which is actually [B]Sarasvati Sura[/B], the great river Goddess of the Vedas. As conformation of this the other name the Iranians call this deity is Harahvati, the Goddess of waters.
The principal deities of the Persian Avesta are the tri murti of Azura Mazda, Mithra and Baga. Azura Mazda is the Sanskrit [B]Asura Medha,[/B] Asura can also mean divine as well as demoniac and Mazda is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom. Mithra is described as the guardian of the waters and the deity of the sun, the [B]Mitra[/B] of the Vedas is basically one with Varuna the God of the ocean and is also known as the morning sun, leaving one to assume they are one and the same. The third of the Persian tri murti is Baga, which is the Sanskrit Bhaga meaning [B]Bhagavan[/B] the Supreme Lord.
As the Vedas speak of numerous deities which form a universal administration, the Persians also worshipped numerous deities. We have [B]Vayu[/B] in the Vedas and Vayu in the Persian Avesta. We have [B]Vata[/B] in the Vedas and Vata in the Avesta. Yima is the Persian God of the underworld, the guardian of hell and the son of the Sun God and in the Vedas we have exactly the same thing with [B]Yama[/B], the God of death. Yima also gained communion with Azura Mazda upon the banks of the sacred river [B]Daitya[/B] and Zarathustra also prayed there, Daityas being very much part of the Vedic cosmic village. The Avesta mentions Vivahvant as the God of the sun and the Vedas describe [B]Vivasvant[/B] as the God of the sun. In the Vedas we have [B]Ida[/B] as the Goddess of sacrifice, in the Avesta we have Iza as the Goddess of sacrifice. Ushah was worshipped by the Persians as the Goddess of the dawn and in the Vedas we have [B]Usha[/B] who is the Goddess of the dawn. [B]Aryaman[/B] is one of the Vedic Adityas who assosciates with Mitra, we have the same in Airyaman of the Avesta. We also know from the stone tablets of Armana that [B]Varuna[/B] and[B] Indra[/B] were also venerated throughout Persia.
The language of the Avestan, the language of Persia for some reason changes the "S" into a "H". We have seen it with their name for Sarasvati which they describe as Harahvati and for the word "week" we see Hapta instead of Sapta meaning seven as in seven days of the week. This is also seen in their name for the Sun which is Hvar and which is nothing more than the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Svar[/B] meaning Sun.
If Persia was originally the land of the Aryans and very much an extention of Vedic India, as well as cultural similarities in the form of deity worship, philosophy and the four social orders of life, we should also find a similar language. In his book "About the word Zarathustra" Professor H.Kern says "The Bactrian (Persian) is so greatly related to the old Indian language and in particular that of the Vedas that without exageration it can be called a dialect thereof". Professor Kern gives the following example of how close the languages are by citing a verse from the Persian Avestan and how it would read in Sanskrit. The Avestan Yasna 10.8 reads[B][/B][B] "Yo yatha puthrem taurunam, haomem vandaeta mashyo, fra abyo tanubyo, haomo visaite baeshazai".[/B] The Sanskrit equivalent of this verse is[B] "[/B][B]Yo yatha putram tarunam, samam vandeta martyah, pra abhyas tanubhyah, somo visate bhesajaya".[/B]
As we can see there is little difference between each language. In the Avesta Yasna 72.11 we find this verse [B]"Aevo pantao yo ashahe vispe anyaesham apantam". [/B][B][/B]The Sanskrit version of this is [B]"Abade pantha he ashae visha anyaesham apantham" [/B]Comparing both verses its quite obvious these two languages are from the same origin and if we view the historicity of the Vedas and the Sanskrit language i think most will conclude that the Persian language, the language of Avestan, is a dialect of Sanskrit[B].[/B]
The above verses i have quoted come from the Avestan Yasna, Yasna means sacrifice, it comes from the Sanskrit Yajna which means the same thing. The verses themselves are known as Gathas which comes from the Sanskrit Gatha meaning the same thing. Other texts from the Avesta are called the videvdat, videvdat is simply the Sanskrit vi - deva - datta. Vi is Sanskrit for opposing or against, Deva means the Gods and Datta means protected. The Videvdat are a collection of texts which are meant to protect you against the demons whom they describe here as Devas, it seems there were two kinds of Devas, Devas as Godly beings and Daevas who were known as Rakshasas - demons.[B][/B]
A list of the many similarities between Sanskrit and Persian - Sanskrit - [B]Apas [/B] - Persian - [B]Apas[/B] - [B]Water[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - Persian - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - [B]Son of waters (as in Visnu creating from the causal ocean)[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta[/B] - Persian - [B] Arta[/B] - [B]Righteousness[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Maha Rayi[/B] - Persian - [B]Maza Rayi [/B] - [B]Fortune [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Atharvan[/B] - Persian - [B]Athravan[/B] -[B] Priest [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Dada[/B] - Persian - [B]Dadar [/B] - [B]Giver [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Vata[/B] - Persian - [B]Vad [/B] - [B]Wind[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Azman[/B] - Persian - [B]Asman [/B] - [B] Firmament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Bhaj[/B] - Persian - [B] Baj[/B] - [B] Prayer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mantra[/B] - Persian - [B]Manthra[/B] - [B] Holy words[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Band-Dar[/B] - Persian -[B] Bhandar[/B] - [B]Enclosed area[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Namas[/B] - Persian - [B] Namo[/B] - [B] Homage [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Raga[/B] - Persian - [B] Rak [/B] - [B]Melody [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Ahi dahaka[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi Dahaka [/B] - [B]Fire breathing serpent [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Avarsa[/B] - Persian - [B]Awarza[/B] - [B]excessive bringer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Su Manah[/B] - Persian - [B]Vohu Manah[/B] - [B]Good thoughts [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta Vasistha[/B] - Persian - [B] Ardvahisht[/B] - [B]Best Law[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Ksatra Vairya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kshathr[/B]a [B]Vairya[/B] - [B]Heroic Dominion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Spanda Armati [/B] - Persian - [B]Spenta Armaiti [/B] - [B] Bounteous Devotion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Amaratata [/B] - Persian - [B]Amaratat [/B] - [B] Immortal[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sarvatata[/B] - Persian - [B] Haurvatat[/B] - [B]Wholeness[/B]
Sanskrit - [B]Ahi[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi [/B] - [B]Serpent[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Druh[/B] - Persian - [B]Druj[/B] - [B]Falsehood[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Prasasti [/B] - Persian - [B]Frashast[/B] - [B]Glorification[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Samskara[/B] - Persian - [B]Hamkar [/B] - [B] Sacrament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Soma[/B] - Persian - [B]Haoma[/B] - [B] Heavenly plant of immortality [/B](Once again we see the Persian tendency to replace the "S" with a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Sumaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Humayi[/B] - [B]Good Maya[/B] ( Again we see the "S" becoming a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Krpana[/B] - Persian - [B]Karapan[/B] - [B] Miser [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Kavi [/B] - Persian - [B]Kav [/B] - [B]Wise Man[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mahalaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Mahal [/B] - [B]Great Abode [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Kriya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kriya[/B] - [B] Ritual [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Maga [/B] - Persian - [B]Magi[/B] - [B] Priest [/B](and the source of the word Magician) - Sanskrit - [B]Dhruvasva[/B] - Persian - [B]Druvaspa[/B] - [B]Settled Horses[/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Abaddha[/B] - Persian - [B]Abadah[/B] - [B]Without Beginning[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Parvara[/B] - Persian -[B] Pharvara [/B] - [B]Nourishing[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Ayana [/B] - Persian - [B]Aryanah[/B] - [B] Protecter[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Sarvastoma[/B] - Persian - [B]Harvastum[/B] - [B]All in all[/B] (Again we see the Persian tendency to turn an S into a H)
Sanskrit - [B]Snana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nahn [/B] - [B] Ritual Bath[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Pavitra[/B] - Persian - [B]Pavi [/B] - [B]Sacred[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Syena Mrga[/B] - Persian - [B]Saena Meregh[/B] - [B] Eagle[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Urvar [/B] - Persian - [B]Urvar [/B] - [B]The original plant/seed[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Svah [/B] - Persian - [B]Vah[/B] - [B]Fire invocation [/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Vrata[/B] - Persian - [B]Varah [/B] - [B] Vow [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yatu [/B] - Persian - [B]Yatu [/B] - [B] Magic [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yajata [/B] - Persian - [B]Yazata[/B] - [B]Worthy of worship [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Stotra [/B] - Persian - [B] Zoathra[/B] -[B] Worship [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Namakarana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nama Karana[/B] - [B]Name giving ceremony [/B](Nama being the source of the English word name) - Sanskrit - [B]Pati [/B]- Persian - [B] Paitisahem[/B] - [B] Feast[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rama[/B] - Persian - [B]Ram[/B] - [B]Joy[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sada[/B] - Persian - [B]Sada[/B] - [B] Pure [/B]- Sanskrit - [B] Bhratra [/B] - Persian - [B] Baradar[/B] - [B]Brother [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Paradesha [/B] - Persian -[B] Pairidaeza [/B]- [B]Paradise[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Varnas[/B] - Persian - [B]Franas[/B] - [B]Qualities [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - Persian - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - [B] The abode of God[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Rtastan [/B] - Persian - [B]Ardastan[/B] - [B]The city of righteousness[/B] (Ardabil - Ardekan - Ardehal - These are all Iranian cities whose suffix "Arda" and "Arde" are a corruption of the Sanskrit Rta meaning righteousness) [B][/B]
In the great scriptures of Persia, the Avesta, we find numerous quotes which identify the land of Persia as the Kingdom of the Aryan race "Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: I made the Aryan Glory, rich in food, rich in flocks, rich in wealth, rich in Glory; provided with full store of intelligence, with full store of money, to withstand Need, and to withstand enemies" [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 1[/B] "Horses multiply a thousandfold, flocks multiply a thousandfold; and so does his virtuous offspring, (as) the bright, glorious star Tishtrya moves on equally, and so does the strong wind made by Mazda, and so does the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans)". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 5[/B] "I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans) made by Mazda". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 7[/B]
This land which was previously known as the Kingdom of the Aryans became known to the world and history as Persia due to European and Greek influence. As with India the middle east was a patchwork of Kingdoms, over two hundred, ruled by great powerful Kings and as also with India there was one Kingdom which extracted tributaries from other Kingdoms which formed a tentative allience. It seems that the most powerful Kingdom was the Parsa Kingdom of Iran. Iran itself comes from the name Aryan, devolving from Aryan to Arya to Aria and finally the name we have today being Iran and in its scriptures the Avesta, Iran is referred to as Airyanem Vaego, the seed of the Aryans. Parsa was a Kingdom within the region of Iran and because of its prominent political position the Greeks referred to this confederacy of Kingdoms as Parsa which eventually became Persia.
According to Vedantists Parsa and ultimately Persia comes from the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Parsu[/B] which refers to the great Vedic warrior [B]Parshurama[/B]. Mr Prods Oktar Skjaervo is professor of Iranian studies, he says the following "Persians are first mentioned in the 9th century BC Assyrian annals. On one campaign in 835 BC Shalmanezer is said to have received tributes from 27 Kings of [B]Parsuwaz[/B]". Parsuwaz is actually Parsuvaz, Parsu being Sanskrit for axe and Vaz being Sanskrit for abide or dwell - one who abides in Parsu. The Lorousse (french) encyclopedia of mythology says "The first allusion to the [B]Parsu[/B] or Persians....occurs in 837 BC". In his book "International encyclopedia of linguistics volume four" William Bright writes "The [B]Parsu[/B] have been identified as the Persians". Hamma Mirwaisi in his book "return of the medes an analysis of Iranian history" says "They avoided the assosciation with the descendents of the madayue people - the Kurds - to this day in favour of the [B]Parsu[/B] people - the Persians".
Parsu is Sanskrit for axe and the people of Parsu were not naming themselves after some mundane axe, they were referring to Parshurama, the great axe warrior of the Vedas. So what we have 2500 to 4000 years ago is a vast land which is very much like India in its social orders, philosophy and its network of Kingdoms, and which to the people themselves was the Aryan Kingdom and to the Europeans and Greeks, a land which included Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Afghanistan became known as Persia.
The Kingdom of Persia is very much identified with the religion of Zarathustra, which may go back as far as 4000 years or more. The name contains two Sanskrit words, Zara meaning gold and Ustra which is Sanskrit for camel, for some reason his name was golden camel. His father was called Pourashaspa and his mother Dughdhava. Pourashaspa seems to be two words Puru and Aspa, Puru is Sanskrit for many and Aspa is a corruption of the Sanskrit Asva meaning horses, subsequently his name is Sanskrit for "Many horses". The Sanskrit Puru and Persian Pouru are the same meaning "many" and "more". Pouru is a prefix for many Persian names such as Pouru Dakshiti, Pouru Bangha and Pouruchista. His mothers name Dughdhava, is Sanskrit, Dughda and Dugdhatva being Sanskrit for milk and milkmaid.
Zarathustra took birth in the land known as Airyamen Veja. Airyamen Veja means “Aryan seed” its considered the holy land of Zarathustra and the origin of the Iranian race. Within the land of Arya was the holy river Vanguhi Daitya, Daitya is as Vedic as the Devas coming from mother Diti, the wife of Kashyapa Muni, the great Vedic sage. Upon the banks of the Daitya the Zarathustrian God Yima would commune with Ahura Mazda, Zarathustra would pray and gradually his religion spread. The God of Zarathustra is Ahura Mazda, Ahura being the Sanskrit Asura and Mazda being the Sanskrit Medha. In Sanskrit Asura can mean divine as well as demoniac and Medha is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom.
The scriptures are known as the Avesta and the language they are written in is Avestan. These scriptures were revealed to the prophet Zarathustra by the God Azura Mazda and through the patronage of King Vishtapa it spread throughout Iran and what became known as Persia. The son of Vishtapa is the great King Darius whose words are inscribed upon the stone walls in Iran “ My father is Vishtapa, Vishtapas father is Arshama and Arshamas father is Airyaramna “ Arshama is the Sanskrit Asama meaning unequalled and Airyaramna is simply the Vedic Arya meaning Aryan meaning noble. In the Fars province of Iran we find more inscriptions from King Darius. As well as the beautiful murals depicting former Kings, upon one wall is the following inscription “I am Darius the great King, King of Kings, King of many countries and many people, the King of this expansive land. The son of Archaemenid, the son of a Persian, Aryan from the Aryan race“.
Before the Europeans and Greeks decided to call this land Persia it was known as the Aryan Kingdom, an extension of Vedic India and even the name Iran is nothing more than a corruption of Aryan. And as for Darius, the great King of Persia, his name is Sanskrit, Dharya a Sanskrit name meaning “holding” his name as explained by academia is “holding firm the good”.
Of course if one is going to postulate that over 2000 years ago the middle east, the land of Persia was an Aryan Kingdom, an extention of Vedic India, deity worship must be seen to be prominent and not only do we find it, it is all pervasive. The above picture is a 1500 year old Iranian bowl showing the deity Anahita with four arms holding the Sun and the Moon whilst seated upon a lion. Her full name is Aredvi Sura Anahita which is actually [B]Sarasvati Sura[/B], the great river Goddess of the Vedas. As conformation of this the other name the Iranians call this deity is Harahvati, the Goddess of waters.
The principal deities of the Persian Avesta are the tri murti of Azura Mazda, Mithra and Baga. Azura Mazda is the Sanskrit [B]Asura Medha,[/B] Asura can also mean divine as well as demoniac and Mazda is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom. Mithra is described as the guardian of the waters and the deity of the sun, the [B]Mitra[/B] of the Vedas is basically one with Varuna the God of the ocean and is also known as the morning sun, leaving one to assume they are one and the same. The third of the Persian tri murti is Baga, which is the Sanskrit Bhaga meaning [B]Bhagavan[/B] the Supreme Lord.
As the Vedas speak of numerous deities which form a universal administration, the Persians also worshipped numerous deities. We have [B]Vayu[/B] in the Vedas and Vayu in the Persian Avesta. We have [B]Vata[/B] in the Vedas and Vata in the Avesta. Yima is the Persian God of the underworld, the guardian of hell and the son of the Sun God and in the Vedas we have exactly the same thing with [B]Yama[/B], the God of death. Yima also gained communion with Azura Mazda upon the banks of the sacred river [B]Daitya[/B] and Zarathustra also prayed there, Daityas being very much part of the Vedic cosmic village. The Avesta mentions Vivahvant as the God of the sun and the Vedas describe [B]Vivasvant[/B] as the God of the sun. In the Vedas we have [B]Ida[/B] as the Goddess of sacrifice, in the Avesta we have Iza as the Goddess of sacrifice. Ushah was worshipped by the Persians as the Goddess of the dawn and in the Vedas we have [B]Usha[/B] who is the Goddess of the dawn. [B]Aryaman[/B] is one of the Vedic Adityas who assosciates with Mitra, we have the same in Airyaman of the Avesta. We also know from the stone tablets of Armana that [B]Varuna[/B] and[B] Indra[/B] were also venerated throughout Persia.
The language of the Avestan, the language of Persia for some reason changes the "S" into a "H". We have seen it with their name for Sarasvati which they describe as Harahvati and for the word "week" we see Hapta instead of Sapta meaning seven as in seven days of the week. This is also seen in their name for the Sun which is Hvar and which is nothing more than the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Svar[/B] meaning Sun.
If Persia was originally the land of the Aryans and very much an extention of Vedic India, as well as cultural similarities in the form of deity worship, philosophy and the four social orders of life, we should also find a similar language. In his book "About the word Zarathustra" Professor H.Kern says "The Bactrian (Persian) is so greatly related to the old Indian language and in particular that of the Vedas that without exageration it can be called a dialect thereof". Professor Kern gives the following example of how close the languages are by citing a verse from the Persian Avestan and how it would read in Sanskrit. The Avestan Yasna 10.8 reads[B][/B][B] "Yo yatha puthrem taurunam, haomem vandaeta mashyo, fra abyo tanubyo, haomo visaite baeshazai".[/B] The Sanskrit equivalent of this verse is[B] "[/B][B]Yo yatha putram tarunam, samam vandeta martyah, pra abhyas tanubhyah, somo visate bhesajaya".[/B]
As we can see there is little difference between each language. In the Avesta Yasna 72.11 we find this verse [B]"Aevo pantao yo ashahe vispe anyaesham apantam". [/B][B][/B]The Sanskrit version of this is [B]"Abade pantha he ashae visha anyaesham apantham" [/B]Comparing both verses its quite obvious these two languages are from the same origin and if we view the historicity of the Vedas and the Sanskrit language i think most will conclude that the Persian language, the language of Avestan, is a dialect of Sanskrit[B].[/B]
The above verses i have quoted come from the Avestan Yasna, Yasna means sacrifice, it comes from the Sanskrit Yajna which means the same thing. The verses themselves are known as Gathas which comes from the Sanskrit Gatha meaning the same thing. Other texts from the Avesta are called the videvdat, videvdat is simply the Sanskrit vi - deva - datta. Vi is Sanskrit for opposing or against, Deva means the Gods and Datta means protected. The Videvdat are a collection of texts which are meant to protect you against the demons whom they describe here as Devas, it seems there were two kinds of Devas, Devas as Godly beings and Daevas who were known as Rakshasas - demons.[B][/B]
A list of the many similarities between Sanskrit and Persian - Sanskrit - [B]Apas [/B] - Persian - [B]Apas[/B] - [B]Water[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - Persian - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - [B]Son of waters (as in Visnu creating from the causal ocean)[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta[/B] - Persian - [B] Arta[/B] - [B]Righteousness[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Maha Rayi[/B] - Persian - [B]Maza Rayi [/B] - [B]Fortune [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Atharvan[/B] - Persian - [B]Athravan[/B] -[B] Priest [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Dada[/B] - Persian - [B]Dadar [/B] - [B]Giver [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Vata[/B] - Persian - [B]Vad [/B] - [B]Wind[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Azman[/B] - Persian - [B]Asman [/B] - [B] Firmament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Bhaj[/B] - Persian - [B] Baj[/B] - [B] Prayer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mantra[/B] - Persian - [B]Manthra[/B] - [B] Holy words[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Band-Dar[/B] - Persian -[B] Bhandar[/B] - [B]Enclosed area[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Namas[/B] - Persian - [B] Namo[/B] - [B] Homage [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Raga[/B] - Persian - [B] Rak [/B] - [B]Melody [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Ahi dahaka[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi Dahaka [/B] - [B]Fire breathing serpent [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Avarsa[/B] - Persian - [B]Awarza[/B] - [B]excessive bringer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Su Manah[/B] - Persian - [B]Vohu Manah[/B] - [B]Good thoughts [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta Vasistha[/B] - Persian - [B] Ardvahisht[/B] - [B]Best Law[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Ksatra Vairya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kshathr[/B]a [B]Vairya[/B] - [B]Heroic Dominion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Spanda Armati [/B] - Persian - [B]Spenta Armaiti [/B] - [B] Bounteous Devotion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Amaratata [/B] - Persian - [B]Amaratat [/B] - [B] Immortal[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sarvatata[/B] - Persian - [B] Haurvatat[/B] - [B]Wholeness[/B]
Sanskrit - [B]Ahi[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi [/B] - [B]Serpent[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Druh[/B] - Persian - [B]Druj[/B] - [B]Falsehood[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Prasasti [/B] - Persian - [B]Frashast[/B] - [B]Glorification[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Samskara[/B] - Persian - [B]Hamkar [/B] - [B] Sacrament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Soma[/B] - Persian - [B]Haoma[/B] - [B] Heavenly plant of immortality [/B](Once again we see the Persian tendency to replace the "S" with a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Sumaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Humayi[/B] - [B]Good Maya[/B] ( Again we see the "S" becoming a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Krpana[/B] - Persian - [B]Karapan[/B] - [B] Miser [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Kavi [/B] - Persian - [B]Kav [/B] - [B]Wise Man[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mahalaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Mahal [/B] - [B]Great Abode [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Kriya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kriya[/B] - [B] Ritual [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Maga [/B] - Persian - [B]Magi[/B] - [B] Priest [/B](and the source of the word Magician) - Sanskrit - [B]Dhruvasva[/B] - Persian - [B]Druvaspa[/B] - [B]Settled Horses[/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Abaddha[/B] - Persian - [B]Abadah[/B] - [B]Without Beginning[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Parvara[/B] - Persian -[B] Pharvara [/B] - [B]Nourishing[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Ayana [/B] - Persian - [B]Aryanah[/B] - [B] Protecter[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Sarvastoma[/B] - Persian - [B]Harvastum[/B] - [B]All in all[/B] (Again we see the Persian tendency to turn an S into a H)
Sanskrit - [B]Snana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nahn [/B] - [B] Ritual Bath[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Pavitra[/B] - Persian - [B]Pavi [/B] - [B]Sacred[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Syena Mrga[/B] - Persian - [B]Saena Meregh[/B] - [B] Eagle[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Urvar [/B] - Persian - [B]Urvar [/B] - [B]The original plant/seed[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Svah [/B] - Persian - [B]Vah[/B] - [B]Fire invocation [/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Vrata[/B] - Persian - [B]Varah [/B] - [B] Vow [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yatu [/B] - Persian - [B]Yatu [/B] - [B] Magic [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yajata [/B] - Persian - [B]Yazata[/B] - [B]Worthy of worship [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Stotra [/B] - Persian - [B] Zoathra[/B] -[B] Worship [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Namakarana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nama Karana[/B] - [B]Name giving ceremony [/B](Nama being the source of the English word name) - Sanskrit - [B]Pati [/B]- Persian - [B] Paitisahem[/B] - [B] Feast[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rama[/B] - Persian - [B]Ram[/B] - [B]Joy[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sada[/B] - Persian - [B]Sada[/B] - [B] Pure [/B]- Sanskrit - [B] Bhratra [/B] - Persian - [B] Baradar[/B] - [B]Brother [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Paradesha [/B] - Persian -[B] Pairidaeza [/B]- [B]Paradise[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Varnas[/B] - Persian - [B]Franas[/B] - [B]Qualities [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - Persian - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - [B] The abode of God[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Rtastan [/B] - Persian - [B]Ardastan[/B] - [B]The city of righteousness[/B] (Ardabil - Ardekan - Ardehal - These are all Iranian cities whose suffix "Arda" and "Arde" are a corruption of the Sanskrit Rta meaning righteousness) [B][/B]
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