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Zoroastrian religious hymn
The term Hom Yasht refers to two different texts in the Avesta both of which are dedicated to the praise of Haoma. The first one is the 20th Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection, whereas the second one consists of verses 9-11.11 of the Yasna.[2]
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The Yasna is both the name of the central Zoroastrian liturgy as well as of the text recited during said ritual.[3] Within the Yasna, verses 9-11.11 are also known under the name Hom Yasht. Verses 11.12-11.17, however, a series of blessings and curses, are not considered to be part of this text.[4] The text itself is accompanied during the liturgy by the parahoma ritual, i.e., the pressing of the Haoma plant.
The first part of this Hom Yasht (Yasna 9) is devoted to naming the early worshippers of Hoama, which is a structure also found in some Yashts from the Yasht collection. The second part (Yasna 10) contains a long description of the Haoma plant itself, less of the associated divinity. These descriptions are important source for the identification of the Haoma plant, which is still an unsolved question.
