Nachiketa
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Nachiketas (), also rendered Nachiketā and Nachiketan, is a character in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Vājashravas, or Uddalaki, in some traditions. He is the child protagonist of an ancient Indian dialogical narrative about the nature of the atman (soul).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.name
- Nachiketa
- Deity.image
- Krishna instructing Arjuna.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Yama and Nachiketa, 20th century painting
- Deity.texts
- Upanishads
- Deity.father
- Vājashravas or Uddālaki
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- Literature
- Rigveda
- Taittiriya Brahmana
- Mahabharata
- Katha Upanishad
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Nachiketas (), also rendered Nachiketā and Nachiketan, is a character in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Vājashravas, or Uddalaki, in some traditions. He is the child protagonist of an ancient Indian dialogical narrative about the nature of the atman (soul).
His allegorical story is told in the Katha Upanishad, though the name has several earlier references. He was taught self-knowledge, knowledge about the atman (soul), and the Brahman (Ultimate Reality), by Yama, the god of death. Nachiketa is noted for his rejection of material desires, which are ephemeral, and for his single-minded pursuit of the path of self-realisation moksha.
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