Sraosha’s Connections

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Enemy of

• Ahriman

  Sraosha guards the souls of the dead at the Chinvat Bridge against Ahriman's demons and is the foremost yazata in the fight against the forces of the Lie.

• Bushyasta
• Nasu

Serves

• Ahura Mazda

  Sraosha serves Ahura Mazda as the yazata of obedience, prayer, and divine worship. In the Avesta, Sraosha is the first to worship Ahura Mazda and guards the world at night against demons.

Created by

• Ahura Mazda

  Ahura Mazda created Sraosha as the yazata of obedience and prayer, the first being to chant the Gathas. In the Avesta, Sraosha guards the world at night against Aeshma and other demons.

Associated with

• Mithra

  Mithra and Sraosha serve together as divine judges at the Chinvat Bridge, weighing the souls of the dead in the Avestan texts.

• Rashnu

  Rashnu and Sraosha serve together as divine judges at the Chinvat Bridge, weighing the deeds of the dead in Zoroastrian eschatology.