The Katha Upanishad: Nachiketa's Dialogue with Death
A boy sent to the house of Death by his own father refuses every bribe Death offers him — kingdoms, long life, every pleasure the senses can hold — until Death finally answers the one question that matters. That refusal is the entire Katha Upanishad.
Ravindra Valand
September 25, 2026
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