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Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.4

स होवाच पितरं तत् कस्मै मां दास्यतीति। द्वितीयं तृतीयं तं होवाच मृत्यवे त्वा ददामीति॥४॥

सः ह उवाच पितरम् तत् कस्मै माम् दास्यति इति। द्वितीयम् तृतीयम् तम् ह उवाच मृत्यवे त्वा ददामि इति

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.4

sa hovāca pitaraṃ tat kasmai māṃ dāsyatīti। dvitīyaṃ tṛtīyaṃ taṃ hovāca mṛtyave tvā dadāmīti

Sinabi niya sa kanyang ama: 'Sino ang bibigyan mo sa akin?' Sa ikalawang pagkakataon, sa ikatlong pagkakataon, sinabi niya sa kanya: 'Sa Kamatayan ibinibigay ko sa iyo.'

He said to his father: 'To whom will you give me?' A second time, a third time, he said to him: 'To Death I give you.'

Vairagya (Dispassion) and Adhikari (Qualification for Knowledge)Mahavakya: No direct relation; this verse establishes the context for the profound teachings on Atman that follow, culminating in insights aligned with 'Tat Tvam Asi'Krishna Yajur VedaTaittiriya Shakha ShakhaChandas: Prose (Gadya)

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