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Chapter 3 Verse 16
Original Verse
नाचिकेतमुपाख्यानं मृत्युप्रोक्तं सनातनम् । उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ १६ ॥

nāciketam upākhyānaṃ mṛtyuproktaṃ sanātanam | uktvā śrutvā ca medhāvī brahmaloke mahīyate || 16 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

If a man has heard and repeated the eternal story of Naciketâ told by Death, he will be glorified in the world of Brahman.

Simple English

English Translation

The intelligent person who teaches or who hears this eternal story of Nachiketa told by Death — that person is glorified in the world of Brahman.