Vedas 36 - Kathopanishad- Part 1 C - The Generous Boons Of Yama Comments

Nicely written Geeta Ji.

Hi, Geeta! Hope you are well in every way. Two things catch my attention is thie piece. One is the statement by Kama that the secret is hidden in the heart of all beings. The other is the double aa in Nachiketaa’s name; is this to signify an extended vowel sound or that this syllable gets the greatest stress? I’m interested from a linguistic point of view as I’ve recently been exposed to this is Japanese. -Glen

Yes. it's difficult to understand yet it's appealing.

I am a bit late to reach here. Any way, the secret of fire-sacrifice or ‘Nachiketaagni' may intrigue the reader to some extent but takes him closer to understanding the philosophy envisaged in Kathopanishad and Vedanta. Geeta ji, you deserve appreciation and applause from all of us for doing such a neat and meticulous transport of scriptural essence from Classical Sanskrit to English. Thank you so much.

Part-2 that he could ever have access to the abode of Yama and received knowledge. It may be cited... One who performs the triad of ‘Nachiketaagni', One who unites with Mother, Father and Teacher, One who fulfills the three-fold duties of Study of Vedas, sacrifice and donation; Great write.10

Part-1 Dear madam, I was in waiting of 'Vedas 36 - Kathopanishad- Part 1 C in order to know your lofty expression about the conversation between Nachiketa and Yama, the king of death. Your composition has been started from the second boon to Nachiketa offered by Yama in which Nachiketa wanted to know about the fire-sacrifice that leads to heaven. Yama was so pleased with the boy and taught him. Nachiketa was so disciplined, so ontrolled

Geeta, you have definitely captured my imagination. I will make an effort to read them all. Thank you so much for this enthralling poem. Love it!