Bushyasta (Avestan, būšyāsta, būšiiąstā) is the Zoroastrian demon (daeva) of "Sloth". Her stock epithet is "the long-handed." In scripture as well as in later tradition, Bushyasta (Middle Persian Bushasp) is the hypostasis of laziness and idleness. She is the cause of procrastination as she strives to keep the righteous (ashavan) from performing productive tasks. She lulls the world back to sleep and "makes the faithful forget in slumber the hour of prayer."