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In Zoroastrianism, there are 101 names and titles used to refer to Ahura Mazda. The list is preserved in Persian, Pazend, and Gujarati. [1]
The names are often taken during Baj (ceremonial prayer) as part of Yasna while continuously sprinkling with the ring made of eight metals with the hair of the pure Varasya named "Vars"[ clarification needed ] into the water vessel. [2]
Two translations for each name are provided below, one by Meher Baba [3] and the other from an online source ( persiandna
| Number | Name (Romanized) | Name (Modern Persian) | Translations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yazad Yazad | ايزد | Worthy of Worship Praiseworthy |
| 2 | Harvesp-tawan Harvesp-Tavaan | هروسپ توان | All-Powerful Almighty |
| 3 | Harvesp-agah Harvesp-Aagaah | هروسپ آگاه | All-Knowing All-Knowing |
| 4 | Harvesp-khoda Harvesp-Khudaa | هروسپ خدا | Lord of all Lord of All |
| 5 | Abadeh Abadah | ابده | Without Beginning Without Beginning |
| 6 | Abi-anjam Abee-Anjaam | ابی انجام | Without End Without End |
| 7 | Bun-e-stiha Bune-Steeh | بنستيه | Root of Creation Root of Creation |
| 8 | Frakhtan-taih Fraakhtan-Teh | فراختن ته | Endless Bliss The End of All |
| 9 | Jamaga Jamaga | جمغ | Primal Cause Ancient Cause |
| 10 | Prajatarah Parajtarah | پراژتره | Exalted One More Noble |
| 11 | Tum-afik Tum-Afeek | توم اویک | Purest of the Pure Most Open (Innocent) |
| 12 | Abaravand Abarvand | ابروند | Detached from All Separate from All |
| 13 | Paravandeh Parvandaah | پروندا | In touch with all Connected with All |
| 14 | An-ayafeh An-Aiyaafah | ان اياف | Unattainable Unreachable by anyone |
| 15 | Hama-Ayafeh Ham-Aiyaafah | هم اياف | Attainer of All Who Can Reach All |
| 16 | Adro Aadaro | آدرو | Most Righteous Most straightforward; Truest of All |
| 17 | Gira Geeraa | گيرا | Upholder of all Who Holds Everyone |
| 18 | A-ehem A-Chem | اچم | Beyond reason Without Cause (Does not need a reason for existence) |
| 19 | Chamana Chamanaa | چمنا | Sovereign Reason Reason for Being |
| 20 | Safana Safanaa | سفنا | Bountiful One Creator of Progress |
| 21 | Afza Afjaa | افجا | Ever Prolific Creator of Growth |
| 22 | Nasha Naashaa | ناشا | Reaching equally to all Who Reaches Everyone Equally |
| 23 | Parwara Parvaraa | پرورا | Nourisher Provider |
| 24 | Ianaha Eeyaanah | ايانا | Protector of the world Protector of Creation |
| 25 | Ain-aenah Aaeen-Aaenah | آيين آيينه | Never Changing Not Different |
| 26 | An-aenah An-Aaeenah | ان آيينه | Formless Without Shape |
| 27 | Kharoshid-tum Khrosheed-Tum | خراشيدتوم | Most Steadfast among the Steadfast Most Determined |
| 28 | Mino-tum Meeno-Tum | مينوتوم | Lord Invisible Most Invisible |
| 29 | Vasna Vaasnaa | واسنا | All-Pervading Omnipresent |
| 30 | Harvastum Harvastum | هروس توم | All in all Most Complete |
| 31 | Hu-sepas Hu-Sepaas | هوسپاس | Worthy of our profound thanks Worthy of Thanksgiving |
| 32 | Har-Hamid Har-Hameed | هرهميد | All embracing Goodness Completely Good Natured |
| 33 | Har-naik faraih Har-Nek-Fareh | هرنيک فره | All embracing Holy light Completely Good Noble Aura |
| 34 | Baish-tarana Besh-Tarnaa | بيش ترنا | Remover of affliction Remover of Suffering |
| 35 | Taronish Taroneesh | تروبيش | Beyond Affliction Mysterious |
| 36 | Anah-aoshaka An-Aoshak | انوشک | Immortal Immortal |
| 37 | Farasaka Farsak | فرسک | Fulfiller of Holy Desires Grantor of Wishes |
| 38 | Pajohdehad Pajoh-Dahad | پژودهد | Creator of Holy attributes Creator of Noble Nature |
| 39 | Khwafar Khvaafar | خوافر | Compassionate Judge Generous with Justice |
| 40 | Avakhshiaea Afakhsheeaaeaa | اوه خشيا | Merciful Giver Grantor of Generosity |
| 41 | Abaraja Abarjaa | ابرجا | Bountiful Giver Most Abundant Provider |
| 42 | A-satoha A-Satoh | استوه | Unconquerable Who Does Not Get Angry |
| 43 | Rakhoha Rakhoh | رخوا | Freest of the free Independent; Without Worry |
| 44 | Varun Varoon | ورون | Deliverer from evil Protector from Evil |
| 45 | A-farefah A-Farefah | افريفه | Never Deceiving Who Does Not Deceive |
| 46 | Be-fareftah Be-Farefah | بی فريفه | Never Deceived Who Cannot Be Deceived |
| 47 | A-dui A-Duee | ادويی | One without a second Without Duality |
| 48 | Kam-rad Kaame-Rad | کامرد | Lord of desire Lord of Wishes |
| 49 | Farman-kam Farmaan-Kaam | فرمان کام | Decreer of Sovereign Desire Wish Is His Command |
| 50 | Aekh Tan Aokh-Tan | ائيک تن | Soul Supreme Without Body |
| 51 | A-faremosh A-Faremosh | افراموش | Never-forgetting Who Does Not Forget |
| 52 | Hamarna Hamaarnaa | همارنا | Just Accountant Keeper of Accounts |
| 53 | Sanaea Sanaaeaa | سنايا | Knowing all things Worthy of Knowing; All Knowing |
| 54 | A-tars A-Tars | اترس | Fearless Fearless |
| 55 | A-bish A-Beesh | ابيش | Devoid of pain Without Suffering |
| 56 | A-frajdum Afraajdum | افراجدم | Most exalted one Most High |
| 57 | Ham-chun Ham-Chun | هم چون | Ever the same Always the Same |
| 58 | Mino-satihgar Meeno-Steeh-Gar | مينو ستی گر | Invisible Creator of the Universe Creator of the Universe Invisibly |
| 59 | A-minogar A-Meenogar | امينوگر | Creator of the Profoundly Spiritual Creator of Much Invisible Creations |
| 60 | Mino-nahab Meeno-Nahab | مينو نهب | Hidden within the spirit Hidden in Invisible Creation |
| 61 | Adar-bad-gar Aadar-Baad-Gar | آذربادگر | Transmuter of Fire into Air Who Changes Fire Into Air |
| 62 | Adar-nam-gar Aadar-Nam-Gar | آذرنم گر | Transmuter of Fire into dew Who Changes Fire Into Water |
| 63 | Bad-adar-gar Baad-Aadar-Gar | بادآذرگر | Transmuter of Air into Fire Who Changes Air Into Fire |
| 64 | Bad-nam-gar Baad-Nam-Gar | بادنم گر | Transmuter of Air into dew Who Changes Air Into Water |
| 65 | Bad-gail-gar Baad-Gel-Gar | بادگل گر | Transmuter of Air into Earth Who Changes Air Into Dust |
| 66 | Bad-gred-tum Baad-Gerd-Tum | بادگردتوم | Supreme Transmuter of Air into dust Who Changes Air Into Wind |
| 67 | Adar-kibritatum Aadar-Keebreet-Tum | آذرکبريت توم | Supreme Transmuter of Fire into divine sparks Who Changes Fire Into Jewels |
| 68 | Bad-gar-jae Baad-Garjaae | بادگرجای | Spreading Air everywhere Who Creates Air In All Places |
| 69 | Ab-tum Aab-Tum | آب توم | Creator of Lifegiving water Creator of Much Water |
| 70 | Gail-adar-gar Gel-Aadar-Gar | گل آذرگر | Transmuter of Dust into Fire Who Changes Dust Into Fire |
| 71 | Gail-vad-gar Gel-Vaad-Gar | گل وادگر | Transmuter of Dust into Air Who Changes Dust Into Air |
| 72 | Gail-nam-gar Gel-Nam-Gar | گل نم گر | Transmuter of Dust into water Who Changes Dust Into Water |
| 73 | Gar-gar Gar-Gar | گرگر | Master Craftsman Creator of Creators |
| 74 | Garo-gar Gar-O-Gar | گروگر | Rewarder of sincere desires (Fulfiller of Wishes) * |
| 75 | Gar-a-gar Gar-Aa-Gar | گرآگر | Creator of all Humanity and its actions (Creator of Mankind) * |
| 76 | Gar-a-gar-gar Gar-Aa-Gar-Gar | گرآگرگر | Creator of all Human and Animal Life (Creator of All Things) * |
| 77 | A-gar-agar A-Gar-Aa-Gar | آگرآگر | Creator of all the four elements (Creator of 4 Elements) * |
| 78 | A-gar-a-gar-gar A-Gar-Aa-Gar-Gar | آگرآگرگر | Creator of all the planets and all other worlds (Creator of Stars) * |
| 79 | A-guman A-Gumaan | اگمان | Never in doubt Without Doubt |
| 80 | A-jaman A-Jamaan | اجمان | Ageless Timeless |
| 81 | A-Khuan A-Khuaan | اخوان | Eternally awake Sleepless |
| 82 | Amast Aamasht | اميشت | Ever-alert Alert |
| 83 | Fashutana Fashutanaa | فشتوتنا | Ever-Protecting Always Guarding & Progress Creator |
| 84 | Padmani Padmaanee | پدمانی | Recorder of Man's actions Keeper of Limits |
| 85 | Firozgar Feerozgar | فيروزگر | Victorious Victorious |
| 86 | Khudawand Khudaavand | خداوند | Lord of the Universe Lord of Creation |
| 87 | Ahuramazd Ahur-Mazd | اهورا مزدا | Lord of Life and Wisdom Wise Lord |
| 88 | Abarin-kuhan-tawan Abreen-Kohun-Tavaan | ابرين كهان توان | Preserver of Creation Most Capable of Preserving Originality of Creations |
| 89 | Abarin-nao-tawan Abreen-No-Tavaan | ابرين نوتوان | Renewer of Creation Most Capable of Creating New Creations |
| 90 | Vaspan Vaspaan | وسپان | Embracing All Creation Who Can Reach All Creations |
| 91 | Vaaspar Vaspaar | وسپار | Giver of All Things Who Can Provide Everything |
| 92 | Khawar Khaavar | خاور | Infinitely Patient Generous |
| 93 | Ahu Ahu | اهو | Lord of exisience Lord of Existence |
| 94 | Avakshidar Avakhseedaar | اوخسيدار | Forgiver of sins Forgiver |
| 95 | Dadar Daadaar | دادار | Divine Creator Creator of Justice |
| 96 | Raiyomand Rayomand | رايومند | Rayed in glory Full of Brightness |
| 97 | Khorehmand Khorehomand | خرهمند | Haloed in Light Full of Aura, Light |
| 98 | Davar Daavar | داور | Lord of Justice Giver of True Justice |
| 99 | Kerfaigar Kerfegar | کرفگر | Lord of Just Rewards Lord of Good Works |
| 100 | Bokhtar Bokhtaar | بوختار | Liberator Giver of Freedom for Progress |
| 101 | Farsho-gar Frash-Gar | فرشوگر | Awakener of Eternal Spring Refresher of the Soul with Progress |
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