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Chapter 1 Verse 19
Original Verse
एष तेऽग्निर्नचिकेतः स्वर्ग्यो यमवृणीथा द्वितीयेन वरेण । एतमग्निं तवैव प्रवक्ष्यन्ति जनासः तृतीयं वरं नचिकेतो वृणीष्व ॥ १९ ॥

eṣa te 'gnir naciketaḥ svargayo yam avṛṇīthā dvitīyena vareṇa | etam agniṃ tavaiva pravakṣyanti janāsaḥ tṛtīyaṃ varaṃ naciketo vṛṇīṣva || 19 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

This, O Naciketâ, is thy fire which leads to heaven, which thou hast chosen by thy second boon. This fire will be called by thy name. Now choose the third boon, O Naciketâ.

Simple English

English Translation

This, Nachiketa, is the fire that leads to heaven, which you asked for as your second boon. This fire will bear your name. Now, Nachiketa, choose your third boon.