Hvar Khshaita- Persian GodDeity"The Radiant Sun"

The Chariot of the Sun

Each dawn, Hvar Khshaita harnesses swift, immortal horses to his chariot and drives across the sky. The horses never tire. The journey never fails. Sunlight weakens demons and evil spirits, which is why their attacks concentrate at night. Every sunrise pushes back Angra Mainyu's darkness and renews Ahura Mazda's creation.

The sun's rising triggers the Hawan Gah, the first watch of the Zoroastrian day, when the faithful are called to morning prayers. Zoroastrian prayer traditionally faces a light source: the sun by day, sacred fire by night.

The Daily Prayer

Yasht 6, the Khorshed Yasht, is dedicated to Hvar Khshaita and praises his role in sustaining life and cosmic order. The Khorshed Niyayesh, a shorter devotional prayer, is recited daily by observant Zoroastrians, spoken facing the sun. In Middle Persian his name becomes Khorshed, and a month of the Zoroastrian calendar bears it.

All beneficial fire derives from celestial light. The sun is the heavenly counterpart to the sacred flames maintained in fire temples under Asha Vahishta's guardianship.

Eternal Light

At the Frashokereti, the final renovation of creation, the alternation of day and night will end. When evil is defeated, Hvar Khshaita will shine over a perfected world from which darkness has been permanently banished. The daily crossing, repeated without fail since the first morning, will become the only state of things.