Varaha Purana 194.4: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 4
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
Uttara Bhāga · Narrative: Praise of the son’s divine radiance and return from Yama’s abode
पश्यन्तु मम पुत्रस्य प्रभावं दिव्यतेजसः ॥ यमस्य भवनं गत्वा पुनः शीघ्रमिहागतः
paśyantu mama putrasya prabhāvaṃ divyatejasaḥ || yamasya bhavanaṃ gatvā punaḥ śīghramihāgataḥ
pashyantu mama putrasya prabhAvaM divyatejasaH || yamasya bhavanaM gatvA punaH shIghramihAgataH
देखो मेरा बेटा कितना चमकदार है। वो यमराज के घर गया था और वापस भी आ गया।
Sandhi Notes
- दिव्यतेजसः → दिव्य + तेजसः
- शीघ्रमिहागतः → शीघ्रम् + इह + आगतः
Tapasvī father (taponidhiḥ; speaking to ascetics)
Divine radiance/merit can traverse even the domain of Death; the afterlife is portrayed as a real moral sphere within saṃsāra’s governance.
Cultivate dharma that ‘shines’ (tejas as ethical-spiritual force); remember death as a jurisdiction of moral order, not randomness.
Varāha Purāṇa 194.5–194.7 (causes stated: filial affection, guru-service; questioning about Yama’s realm)
FAQs
It documents a standard Purāṇic afterlife motif—journey to Yama’s abode and return—used to frame moral causality and exceptional merit.
“Yama’s dwelling” is a mythic-cosmological location (Yamaloka) rather than a terrestrial site with a fixed modern identification.
The verse implies moral causality: extraordinary outcomes (even reversal of death’s journey) are linked to accumulated merit and conduct.
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