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But Shvetaketu and his father were not there for material wealth, they had come to receive ब्रह्मविद्या from the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय) | क्षत्रिय || Kshatriya]] King. [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] humbly requested the King, ''Please bestow upon us, the answer for the questions you asked my son.''
 
But Shvetaketu and his father were not there for material wealth, they had come to receive ब्रह्मविद्या from the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय) | क्षत्रिय || Kshatriya]] King. [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] humbly requested the King, ''Please bestow upon us, the answer for the questions you asked my son.''
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Before accepting [[उद्दालक|Uddhalaka]] and Shvetaketu as his disciples the King had to set down the rules as the reigning system did not allow knowledge to be imparted to  
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Before accepting [[उद्दालक|Uddalaka]] and Shvetaketu as his disciples the King had to set down the rules as the reigning system did not allow knowledge to be imparted to  
 
*anyone who stayed outside the precincts of the गुरुकुल,
 
*anyone who stayed outside the precincts of the गुरुकुल,
 
* unfamiliar persons,
 
* unfamiliar persons,
 
* a person who lacks the अधिकार (aptitude) to acquire knowledge.
 
* a person who lacks the अधिकार (aptitude) to acquire knowledge.
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So the King requested [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddhalaka]] & his son to stay at his palace. And through many years the King imparted knowledge to both [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] & Shvetaketu.  
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So the King requested [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] & his son to stay at his palace. And through many years the King imparted knowledge to both [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] & Shvetaketu.  
    
Responses to these questions were provided through explanation of [[Panchagni Vidya (पञ्चाग्नि विद्या)|Panchagni vidya]], which also included explanations of[[देवयान | devayan (journey to the deva loka post death)]] and [[पित्रयान | pitruyan (journey to Pitr loka post death)]] as well as of [[पञ्च महा यज्ञ |panca maha yajna]]. This was the explanation provided by the king as the essence of [[Brahmavidya (ब्रह्मविद्या)|Brahmavidya]]
 
Responses to these questions were provided through explanation of [[Panchagni Vidya (पञ्चाग्नि विद्या)|Panchagni vidya]], which also included explanations of[[देवयान | devayan (journey to the deva loka post death)]] and [[पित्रयान | pitruyan (journey to Pitr loka post death)]] as well as of [[पञ्च महा यज्ञ |panca maha yajna]]. This was the explanation provided by the king as the essence of [[Brahmavidya (ब्रह्मविद्या)|Brahmavidya]]

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