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Name Asha Vahishta
Gender Feminine
Usage Persian Mythology
Other Forms FormsAṣ̌a Vahišta, Arta Vahišta
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Meaning & History
Means "Best Truth", from Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a) "truth" and 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (vahišta) "best". In Zoroastrianism, Asha, commonly referred to as Asha Vahishta, is the Amesha Spenta, the hypostasis or genius of truth or Righteousness found in the Younger Avesta.