KATHA UPANISHAD: 10- Swami Gurubhaktananda.

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Tuesday 02, June 2026, 05:40.
KATHA UPANISHAD: “A Leap into the Beyond": Parts 1 & 2 
with Bhashya by Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
on the 90 Lectures delivered by Swami Advayanandaji 
KATHA UPANISHAD:  Part 1 – Total 71 Mantras
Reflections by Swami Gurubhaktananda 
Chapters 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3 
Chapter 1.1: (29) Mantras
THE SECOND BOON
Mantram - 1.1.12: The Joys of Heavenly Worlds 
Post-10.

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THE SECOND BOON

Mantram - 1.1.12: The Joys of Heavenly Worlds 

Nachiketas says to Lord Yama: 

1 

Svarge loke na bhayam kinchana asti =“In heaven there is no fear whatsoever. 

2 

na tatra tvam na jarayaa bibheti; = You are not there, so old age brings no fear. 

3 

ubhe teertvaa ashanaayaa pipaase =  Having crossed both hunger and thirst, 

4 

shokaatigah modate svarga loke. =  being free from such grief, one rejoices there. 

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Commentary:

Nachiketas introduces the reason here for asking his second boon in the next Mantram. 

1-2

Jarayaa: “old age”; this is an Upa-Lakshana for all the Shadbhirogis : “the six afflictions” – namely, birth, growth, maturity, decay, old age and death – none of which afflict the residents of heaven, so there is no fear of death there. Yama has no work there. 

3-4

As there is no hunger and thirst either, there can be no grief in heaven, and one can enjoy uninterrupted pleasure there, without having to work! Heavenly pleasure is greatly sought after by earth-dwellers. It has all the pleasures of earth without any of their disadvantages. People are given a long life there to enjoy all the heavenly pleasures. 

There is no old age, no diseases, no hospital bills – a heaven, indeed! However, it also comes to an end. When all the merits earned are exhausted, one has to return to earth. 

Nachiketas is interested in the heavenly worlds because the majority of people on earth desire to go there. He wants to assist his people back on Earth to attain them.

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Mantra -1.1.13:
Boon 2 : “Heavenly Worlds for My People”  
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90 Lectures delivered by Swami Advayanandaji 

Reflections by Swami Gurubhaktananda

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