Varaha Purana 193.32: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 32
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
आगच्छामि पुनश्चात्र न भयं मेऽस्ति मृत्युतः ॥ पूजयिष्यति मां तात राजा त्वदनुकम्पया ॥
āgacchāmi punaś cātra na bhayaṃ me'sti mṛtyutaḥ || pūjayiṣyati māṃ tāta rājā tvad-anukampayā ||
“เราจะกลับมาที่นี่อีกครั้ง เราไม่หวาดกลัวความตายเลย ด้วยความเมตตาต่อท่าน บิดาเอ๋ย พระราชาจะให้เกียรติแก่เรา”
Putra (the son; unnamed in excerpt)
FAQs
It highlights ideals of royal conduct (compassion and honoring merit) and personal resolve, reflecting Purāṇic ethical-political imagination.
No specific place-name occurs; “atra” (“here”) anchors the speaker to the current narrative setting.
It emphasizes courage, filial reassurance, and a model of governance where compassion motivates respectful treatment.
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