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Meaning of "Nachiketa"

Word

Nachiketa

Sanskrit

नचिकेता

IAST

nāciketa

In General

Nachiketa is the spiritual aspirant of Katha Upahishad and is believe to be the composer of the same Upanishad. He was son of Vajashravas. Upon a unfortunate word come out of his father he went to Yama, the Lord of death and retuned with Atma Vidya. The story of Nchiketa is also mentioned in the Kathaka section of Taittiriya Brahmana(11.8). Another Nachiketa of high profile was mentioned in Mahabharata (Sabha Parva) as one of the member of Yudhisthira’s Sabha.

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