Changes: Duranja

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A duranja was a large ornate Bajoran prayer oil lamp.

It was also called a "lamp for the dead" and was used, as the name implies, to pray for the deceased.

In the year 2371 Kira Nerys kept a duranja in her quarters to pray for Vedek Bareil Antos, who had died earlier that year. (DS9: "Shakaar")

Major Kira spoke the following prayer while kneeling in front of the duranja:

"raka-ja ut shala morala... ema bo roo kana... uranak... ralanon Bareil... propeh va nara ehsuk shala-kan vunek ..."

This translates into

"do not let him walk alone... guide him on his journey... protect... the one named Bareil... take him into the gates of heaven..."

External link

Duranja at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:Duranja.jpg|thumb|A duranja]]A '''duranja''' is a large ornate [[Bajoran]] prayer [[lamp|oil lamp]].
+[[File:Duranja.jpg|thumb|A duranja]]
+A '''duranja''' was a large ornate [[Bajoran]] [[prayer]] [[lamp|oil lamp]].
-It is also called a 'lamp for the dead' and is used, as the name implies, to pray for the deceased.
+It was also called a "lamp for the dead" and was used, as the name implies, to pray for the deceased.
-In the year [[2371]] [[Kira Nerys]] kept a duranja in her [[quarters]] to pray for [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos]], who had died earlier that year. ([[DS9]]: "[[Shakaar]]")
+In the year [[2371]] [[Kira Nerys]] kept a duranja in her [[quarters]] to pray for [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos]], who had died earlier that year. ({{DS9|Shakaar}})
 Major Kira spoke the following prayer while kneeling in front of the duranja:
-:'' raka-ja ut shala morala... ema bo roo kana... uranak... ralanon Bareil... propeh va nara ehsuk shala-kan vunek ...
+:"''raka-ja ut shala morala... ema bo roo kana... uranak... ralanon Bareil... propeh va nara ehsuk shala-kan vunek ...''"
 This translates into
-:'' do not let him walk alone... guide him on his journey... protect... the one named Bareil... take him into the gates of heaven...
+:"''do not let him walk alone... guide him on his journey... protect... the one named Bareil... take him into the gates of heaven...''"
+==External link==
+* {{mbeta}}
+[[de:Duranja]]
+[[nl:Duranja]]
+[[Category:Bajor]]
 [[Category:Religion]]