A Brief Explanation of the "Blessing of King-Priests" Prayer

This prayer is found as number 105 in the Mandaic Qulasta. Mandaean Priests have preserved it from antiquity and bow at every salutation, saying it often. Its 37 bowings are reminiscent of the 37 prostrations demanded of the Manichaean Electi at their noon prayers, as recorded by al-Bayruni who also mentions that the Manichaeans shortened their daily "Column" prayer by two prostrations on the day of the Moon. Al-Nadim does not mention 37 prostrations for the noon hour prayer, but seems to imply that the number of prostrations for both Electi and Listeners was 12 at each of the prayer times, with 3 of the 7 prayer times optional for the Listeners. (Al-Nadim may have been familiar with the western Mihrite prayer practices while al-Bayruni was reporting later Denawar practices of the more Buddhist orientated eastern branch of Manichaeism.) (NOTE: Many of the names are repeats.)

1st Prostration:    Kushta heal you! In the Name of the Great Life! Healing and victory be thine,

Kushta means Truth, and the Monastery (Sangha). The Great Life means the Living Ones (Heavenly Parents, Abba and Amma Aumen-Hayya). Healing and Victory also mean Health and Purity in the original Aramaic. It is a wish for, or acknowledgment of,  vibrant vitality and righteous purity and transcendence in another.  "Be thine" can also be translated as "are thine", denoting that the heavenly beings are already endowed with eternal health and well-being and are not in need of the blessings of their earthly children. [This prostration is left off once a week, on feast days]

The Precious House of Mercies is the Heavenly Light Land.  [This prostration is left off once a week, on feast days]

First parents are Aumen-Hayya, the Hidden Living Ones.

Treasure denotes a female Goddess, here alluding to Amma Hayya our Heavenly Mother.

King is a poor translation of the Aramaic word meaning Priest and King and Angel. Mara d Rabutha is the Lord of Greatness.

Yushamin the pure is the Peacock Uthra sent out of the original Land of Light.

Manda d Hiia means Gnosis of Life, or Temple of the Living Ones.

Hibil -Ziwa is the Primal Man of Mani. Yeshu the Nazorean (Jesus) is said in the Ginza to have decalred himself an incarnation of Hibil-Ziwa.

Anush is one of the three Buddha Uthra's of Mandaic texts who come to heal and teach us on earth. Anush means man in Aramaic.

Shislam Raba is the archetype of every priest (and his spouse 'Zlat of every Priestess). He makes smooth the way homeward.

The Great First Radiance was Brilliant. A Heavenly Being ful of blessing for the elect.

An emanation of the First Radiant Light who represents secure residency and constancy in the light.

The three Uthra-Buddhas of Mandaism.  Heavenly Helpers of earthly Nazoreans in all endeavors.

Two beings who bequeath wings of glory and open heavenly doors for the ascending elect.

Two angelic ones who make baptisms valid on a spiritual level. Heavenly Helpers of earthly Nazoreans in becoming pure.

A quroum of light beings reflected anciently in a earthly council of 24 Priests and Priessesses. Mentioned in the Biblical Book of Revelations as the 24 "elders" before the throne.

The four assistants to Melki-Ziwa behind the north star.

Nsab means the implanter or impregnator, Anan Nsab means spouse of the Planter. Fertility deities.  Heavenly Helpers of earthly Nazoreans in implanting righteousness, goodness and virtue within others.

Sar means the one who travels. Sarwan is his spouse. Heavenly Helpers of earthly Nazoreans in their long trek homeward.

Zhir and Zahrun means the Illuminated and the Illuminating. Bhir and Bihrun mean the Pure and Chosen Ones. Tar and Tarwan mean the Overflowing and Overwhelming Goodness. These are all beings of blessing and election who help earthly Nazoreans to progress.

A pair of Heavenly Beings who bless humankind.

Habshaba, the Day of the Sun, and his bride Kana d Zidqa (the holy feast food offerings).  Heavenly Helpers of earthly Nazoreans during their ascent upward. Habshaba is said to deliver souls out of purgatory on his special day.

Son of God, or Son of the Garden - a heavenly Buddha being, or Uthra.

A heavenly Buddha being, or Uthra mentioned int he Book of John and elsewhere.

The Treasury of Life, a Nazorean Goddess who incarnated as Miryai of Magdala. The female Messiah and spouse of Yeshua.

Heavenly Goddess and spouse of Shislam. Her names means She-Wove and alludes to her role in helping weave the universe.

Sharat means "she was firm". She is called the First Great Hidden Vine.  Nitufta means "drop" and signifies the female forming  principle of creation.

Kanat is the title of a Ruling Goddess in the Nazorean Heavens. Nitufta again means "drop" or formed impregnated seed.

Spouse of Briliance, a heavenly Goddess.

The Great Abathur, in contrast to the lesser judge of the dead,  final judge and final arbitrator and weigher of souls.

The Great Body, upstanding, or Column. Mani's Column of Glory manifesting as the Milky Way and spinal column in humankind.

Judge of the Dead who weighs hearts in the spiritual world of Mishunia Kushta..

Lower Demiurge and Fourth Life and son of Zahriel (Miryai) the spouse of Hibil Ziwa.

John the Baptist.

There were two Adams, this referring to Adam Pagria, or Adam son of Adam, not Adam Kasia, who became a devoted follower of his son Sethil.

Seth the son of Adam as an earthly incarnation of the heavenly Sethil Uthra and first to offer his life for another.

Summation prayer mentioning all Buddhas, Angels, Mashknias (temples, abodes, indwellings. places of overshadowing by the Spirit of Life), flowings of energy and light, conduits of virtue and shkintas, or monasteries of light.

And (may there be) forgiving of sins For myself, (N. son of N.) Who have prayed this prayer!

A silent personal prayer for forgiveness said at the conclusion.