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Naciketas and Yama — dialogue map
Kaṭha 1.1: Naciketas goes to Yama and asks three boons.
Upanishadic dialogue
Kaṭha 1.1: Naciketas goes to Yama and asks three boons.
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The gift of the son
Kaṭha 1.1 opens Vājaśravasa’s giving and Naciketas’ question.Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1
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Sent to Yama
The boy is sent to Death as the telling names it.Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1
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Three boons
Naciketas asks three boons of Yama.Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1
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Door of the Kaṭha
The principal Upanishad circle keeps Kaṭha among the thirteen doors.Principal Upanishad circle
Sources and traditions
- Kaṭha Upaniṣad, Sanskrit Documents — Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1 (Sanskrit Documents numbering) · Public-domain Devanagari recension as posted 2026 · Sanskrit: public-domain Devanagari as encoded at Sanskrit Documents (sanskritdocuments.org) by named volunteer proofreaders. Foundation diagrams: original SVG, CC BY-SA 4.0. · 2026-09-20
Claims on this page
- Naciketas is sent to Yama and asks three boons. — Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1