Varaha Purana 194.21: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 21
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ भो भो सत्यव्रताचार गुरुशुश्रूषणे रत ॥ नाचिकेतः सुत प्राज्ञ स्वधर्मपरिपालक ॥
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || bho bho satyavratācāra guruśuśrūṣaṇe rata || nāciketaḥ suta prājña svadharmaparipālaka ||
रिशियों ने कहा, अरे बेटा, तुम सच में व्रत में रहते हो। तुम अपने गुरु की सेवा में लगे हो। नचिकेता, तुम बड़े समझदार हो। तुम अपना धरम निभा रहे हो।
Ṛṣayaḥ (explicit: ‘ṛṣaya ūcuḥ’)
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It uses conventional Sanskrit dialogue markers (‘ṛṣaya ūcuḥ’) and foregrounds guru-service and svadharma, key ethical ideals across Purāṇic and dharma traditions.
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The verse praises truthful discipline, attentive learning/service to a teacher, and steadfast maintenance of one’s ethical responsibilities (svadharma).
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