Rashnu
Zoroastrian · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Yazata of justice who weighs the deeds of the dead at the Chinvat bridge alongside Mithra and Sraosha.
Domains
- justice judgment
- truth rectitude
Powers
- Weigh the deeds of souls on his golden balance
- Discern truth from falsehood as the most upright judge
Epithets
- razišta The straightest, most just; the yazata who weighs souls at the Chinvat bridgeRašn Yašt (Yašt 12) (primary)
Relations
- companion: MithraWith Mithra and Sraosha he judges souls at the Chinvat bridge, weighing deeds in his golden balance.Menog-i Khrad 2.118-120 (primary)
- companion: SraoshaFellow judge of the dead at the Chinvat bridge.Menog-i Khrad 2.118-120 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Avesta, Yasht 12 (Rashn Yasht) (primary)