Varaha Purana 194.1: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 1
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
अथ नचिकेतसो आगमनवर्णनम् ॥ वैशम्पायन उवाच ॥ गतश्च परमं स्थानं यत्र राजा दुरासदः ॥ अर्चितस्तु यथान्यायं दृष्ट्वैव तु विसर्जितः
atha naciketaso āgamanavarṇanam || vaiśampāyana uvāca || gataś ca paramaṁ sthānaṁ yatra rājā durāsadaḥ || arcitas tu yathānyāyaṁ dṛṣṭvaiva tu visarjitaḥ
अब नचिकेता की कहानी शुरू होती है। वो उस जगह गया जहाँ राजा यम रहते हैं। वहाँ उसकी इज़्ज़त हुई, फिर उसको वापस भेज दिया गया।
Vaiśampāyana
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It situates a Naciketas–Yama narrative within Purāṇic transmission, showing how themes known from earlier Upaniṣadic material circulate in later narrative ecosystems.
No earthly geography is specified; the ‘highest place’ is an otherworldly royal domain associated with Yama.
As a transition verse, it primarily establishes narrative setting; the ethical teaching is implied to follow in the ensuing dialogue about conduct and outcomes.
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