Varaha Purana 194.11: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 11
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
कच्चित्पन्थास्त्वया लब्धो निर्गमो वा यमालये ॥ अयं मम सुतः प्राप्तः प्रसन्ना मम देवताः
kaccitpanthāstvayā labdho nirgamo vā yamālaye || ayaṃ mama sutaḥ prāptaḥ prasannā mama devatāḥ
तुम्हे यमराज के यहाँ से निकलने का रास्ता मिल गया ना? मेरा बेटा वापस आ गया। भगवान मुझपे खुश हैं।
Tapasvī father (concluding inquiry and reflection)
FAQs
It records how Purāṇic narratives connect extraordinary survival/return with perceived divine favor, a key feature of South Asian moral storytelling traditions.
The only “location” is Yama’s abode (yamālaya), treated as a cosmological realm rather than a historical place.
The verse frames safe passage and return as outcomes aligned with moral order and supportive forces, encouraging conduct understood as merit-generating.
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