The officiant recites the first song from the Gathas, offering a sincere prayer to please the Wise God and to serve the world. He doubles the koshti with the tasseled ends on one side and holds it in his hand with his middle finger between the two strands, and puts the loop around the middle finger of the other hand. He stands erect and ready. For the pleasure God Wise. I am, Wise One, Your praiser and shall continue to regard myself so as long as I have the strength and the will through righteousness.
Righteousness is the best good.
It is radiant happiness. Radiant happiness comes to the person who is righteous for the sake of righteousness alone. He or she may first recite the original text and then use the translation for the second recitation. Both the Lord and the Leader are to be chosen because of their righteousness. And the dominion of God is well established, in which the chosen person is appointed as the Rehabilitator of the rightful who are oppressed.