Shloka 42
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
एवमेतानि मे तत्र धर्मराजो न्यदर्शयत् | दृष्टवा च परमं हर्षमवापमहमच्युत
evam etāni me tatra dharmarājo nyadarśayat | dṛṣṭvā ca paramaṃ harṣam avāpam aham acyuta |
Wahai ayah yang mulia, yang tak pernah menyimpang dari dharma! Demikianlah, di alam itu Raja Dharma memperlihatkan kepadaku semua tempat tersebut. Setelah melihatnya, aku dipenuhi sukacita tertinggi.
नाचिकेत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic instruction through direct vision: the lord of righteousness reveals the ordered consequences and stations of existence, and the seeker’s proper response is reverent joy and moral clarity rather than fear or confusion.
Naciketas reports that Dharmaraja (Yama) personally shows him various places/abodes in that realm; after witnessing them, Naciketas experiences profound joy and addresses the revered, unwavering figure with respect.