| Volume - VII |
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| Culture Course |
NACHIKETAS THE COURAGEOUS |
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| He thought, by
offering himself as a gift, his father could make amends. So he went to his father and asked: "Father, how about giving me also as a gift? Vajasravas did not reply. Nachiketas asked a second time and a third. Vajasravas became annoyed and said: "I give you away to Yama!" Yama is the God of Death. Nachiketas was taken aback. He felt his father was angry with him. But having heard him say that, he felt he should report himself to Yama. So he went to Yama’s kingdom and walked into his house. But Yama was not at home. It was three days before Yama returned. |
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About Nachiketas |
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