Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
वैशम्पायन उवाच ॥ एवं विलपमानं तं पितरं प्रत्युवाच ह ॥ हृष्टपुष्ट वपुर्भूत्वा पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca || evaṃ vilapamānaṃ taṃ pitaraṃ pratyuvāca ha || hṛṣṭapuṣṭa vapurbhūtvā putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन ने कहा। बाप रो रो के दुखी हो रहा था। तब उसका बेटा, जो बहुत धरम निभाता था, उसने जवाब दिया। वो खुश हो गया और तंदुरुस्त दिखता था।
Vaiśaṃpāyana
It identifies the narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana), a well-known transmitter figure in Itihāsa-Purāṇa traditions, indicating a framed storytelling structure.
No geographic location is specified in this narrative frame verse.
Indirectly, it sets up an ethical dialogue: the righteous son responds to the father’s lament, foregrounding counsel, duty, and composure.
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