IT HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED THAT this great immortal being is the backbone of Zoroastrianism. Truth is so important that it occurs in almost every verse of the Gathas. One verse alone is being quoted, in order to bring out the essential elements of absolute truth. Absolute truth and relative truth are described by the same word, the context telling us whether it is the former or the latter. The verse quoted below mentions two interesting attributes of absolute truth – first, that it does not disunite, i.e. it is the ultimate moral binding force of all mankind, and second, that like the sun which shines on good and evil alike, it is inimical to none.
AHUNAVAITI – Yas. 29.3
To God, Absolute Truth, who binds all together, and is inimical to none, replied: No such one is known to me who can fight on the side of the upright. Of all living persons, must he be very strong. I will try to respond as soon as possible.