Leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink.
1It is an idealization of the yellow haoma of the mountains which was used in sacrifices (Yasna, x.
2For two chapters more, Haoma is extolled.
310 Gaokerena is the mythic white haoma plant (Zendavesta, Vendidad, xx.
4Only the wild madness of the Haoma drinker could sustain such an endless series of repeated prayers with fitting devotion and energy.
5Zoroaster again inquires, wishing to know of the pious men of old who worshiped Haoma and obtained blessings for their religious zeal.
6Can the Haoma that has been touched with Nasu from a dead dog, or from a dead man, be made clean again?
7The king had sat motionless and frowning upon his seat until he saw the high priest fall headlong into the receptacle of the sacred Haoma.