Katha Upanishad 19: Verse 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष तेऽग्निर्नचिकेतः स्वर्ग्यो यमवृणीथा द्वितीयेन वरेण। एतमग्निं तवैव प्रवक्ष्यन्ति जनासस्तृतीयं वरं नचिकेतो वृणीष्व ॥१९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एषः ते अग्निः नचिकेतः स्वर्ग्यः यम् अवृणीथा द्वितीयेन वरेण। एतम् अग्निम् तव एव प्रवक्ष्यन्ति जनासः तृतीयं वरम् नचिकेतः वृणीष्व ॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 19

IAST Transliteration

eṣa te'gnir naciketaḥ svargyo yamavṛṇīthā dvitīyena vareṇa | etamagniṃ tavaiva pravakṣyanti janāsastṛtīyaṃ varaṃ naciketo vṛṇīṣva ||

Translation

Inilah api itu, wahai Naciketas, yang membawa ke syurga, yang telah engkau pilih dengan anugerah kedua. Orang-orang akan mengisytiharkan api ini sebagai milikmu sahaja. Wahai Naciketas, pilihlah anugerah ketiga.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Academic Translation

This is that fire, O Naciketas, which leads to heaven, which you have chosen by the second boon. People will proclaim this fire as yours alone. O Naciketas, choose the third boon.

Verse Context

• Vaisvanara Agni - Sacred fire as a means to svarga (heavenly realms)
• Mahavakya: No direct relation to the four Mahavakyas; this verse establishes the context for the deeper inquiry into Atman that follows
• Krishna Yajur Veda
• Taittiriya Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup