Varaha Purana 194.7: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 7
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
कच्चित्त्वं न हतो वत्स नैव बद्धो यमालये ॥ कच्चित्ते स शिवः पन्था गच्छतस्तव पुत्रक
kaccittvaṃ na hato vatsa naiva baddho yamālaye || kaccitte sa śivaḥ panthā gacchatastava putraka
बेटा, तुम्हे तो कुछ हुआ नहीं ना? यमराज के यहाँ तुम्हे पकड़ा नहीं ना? तुम्हारा रास्ता शिव जी की तरफ था, यह सही है ना बेटा?
Tapasvī father (questioning the son)
FAQs
It preserves conversational formulas (kaccit…) typical of Sanskrit narrative, useful for understanding oral-style reassurance and inquiry in Purāṇic dialogue.
“Yama’s abode” is a mythic realm (yamālaya), not a historically mappable terrestrial site.
The verse implies that the moral quality of one’s conduct corresponds to the “path” one experiences in afterlife narratives—benign versus harsh.
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