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However, careful understanding of Nachiketa's questions disproves the same. He asks Yama about the Paramapada (highest destination) for It (Self) and convinces Yama that he is a persevering student aspiring to gain the knowledge of Self. This shows that he believed of existence of Atma and that It traverses a path, which no worldly pleasures can take one to. Thus it firmly proves his faith in the existence of path for the Self and presses Yama to instruct in such brahmavidya. If he did not believe in such an existence he would have easily accepted Yama's allurings of sons, cattle and chiranjeevatvam instead he was steadfast about his vidya.  

However, careful understanding of Nachiketa's questions disproves the same. He asks Yama about the Paramapada (highest destination) for It (Self) and convinces Yama that he is a persevering student aspiring to gain the knowledge of Self. This shows that he believed of existence of Atma and that It traverses a path, which no worldly pleasures can take one to. Thus it firmly proves his faith in the existence of path for the Self and presses Yama to instruct in such brahmavidya. If he did not believe in such an existence he would have easily accepted Yama's allurings of sons, cattle and chiranjeevatvam instead he was steadfast about his vidya.  

==  Discussion ==

==  Discussion ==

Till date there are many different versions about the understanding of life after death which let to a lot of speculation and debate. Similarly there is diversity of thought as regards to Moksha.  Sri K. Ramesh's (Bharatiya Vidvat Parishad) presents a simple summary of different thoughts about Moksha as given below

Till date there are many different versions about the understanding of life after death which let to a lot of speculation and debate. Similarly there is diversity of thought as regards to Moksha.  Sri K. Ramesh's (Bharatiya Vidvat Parishad) presents a simple summary of different thoughts about Moksha as given below