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Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.24

एतत्तुल्यं यदि मन्यसे वरं वृणीष्व वित्तं चिरजीविकां च। महाभूभौ नचिकेतस्त्वमेधि कामानां त्वा कामभाजं करोमि ॥२४॥

एतत् तुल्यम् यदि मन्यसे वरम् वृणीष्व वित्तम् चिरजीविकाम् च। महाभूभौ नचिकेतस् त्वम् एधि कामानाम् त्वा कामभाजम् करोमि ॥

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.24

etattulyaṃ yadi manyase varaṃ vṛṇīṣva vittaṃ cirajīvikāṃ ca | mahābhūbhau naciketastvamedhi kāmānāṃ tvā kāmabhājaṃ karomi ||

దీనికి సమానమైన వరం అని నీవు భావిస్తే, సంపదను, దీర్ఘాయుష్షును ఎంచుకో. ఓ నచికేతా, భూమికి గొప్ప పాలకుడివి అవు; నేను నిన్ను కోరికల భోక్తను చేస్తాను.

If you consider any boon equal to this, choose wealth and long life. O Nachiketa, be a great ruler of the earth; I will make you an enjoyer of all desires.

Viveka (Discrimination) between Preya (Pleasant) and Shreya (Good)Mahavakya: This verse presents the final temptation before the teaching of 'Tat Tvam Asi'. It establishes the choice between the pleasant (preya) and the good (shreya), which leads to the realization of oneness with Brahman.Krishna Yajur VedaTaittiriya ShakhaChandas: Anushtup

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