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== कठोपनिषद्सारम् ॥ Kathopanishad Saaram ==

== कठोपनिषद्सारम् ॥ Kathopanishad Saaram ==

Kathopanishad is commonly studied to understand the secret of Death unraveled through the dialogue between Nachiketa and Mrityu (Yama, the devata for death). It is a short exposition consisting of 3 adhyayas, each of which is divided into 3 vallis<ref>http://ignca.nic.in/vedic_portal_yajurveda_Krishna_Kathopanisad01.htm</ref>. Each valli has varying number of slokas embedded with words of great thoughts that reveal the secrets to the path of realization of the Self.  

Kathopanishad is commonly studied to understand the secret of Death unraveled through the dialogue between Nachiketa and Mrityu (Yama, the devata for death). It is a short exposition consisting of 3 adhyayas, each of which is divided into 3 vallis<ref>[http://vedicheritage.gov.in/upanishads/kathopanishad/# Vedic Heritage Portal, New Delhi]</ref>. Each valli has varying number of slokas embedded with words of great thoughts that reveal the secrets to the path of realization of the Self.  

In Upanishad Shri<ref>Dasopanishad Rahasya of Ramachandra Pandita by ML Wadekar (2001) extracted from ''Upanishad Shree'' by Urmila Srivatsav available from https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.273637</ref>, Pandit Ramachandra summarizes the essence of Kathopanishad as follows <blockquote>स्वान्तःप्राणाक्षिवाणीप्रभृति च विषयाभासकं यस्य योगाद् यन्न प्राप्नोति चैतद्विदितं यद्भवेन्नात्मरूपम्। इन्द्राद्या देवमुख्या अपि किल न विदुर्यस्य शक्तिं निगूढां तद्बुद्धं येन सोऽसौ भवति नरवरोऽनन्तसौख्यप्रतिष्ठः ॥</blockquote><blockquote>svāntaḥprāṇākṣivāṇīprabhr̥ti ca viṣayābhāsakaṁ yasya yogād yanna prāpnoti caitadviditaṁ yadbhavennātmarūpam। indrādyā devamukhyā api kila na viduryasya śaktiṁ nigūḍhāṁ tadbuddhaṁ yena so'sau bhavati naravaro'nantasaukhyapratiṣṭhaḥ ॥</blockquote>

In Upanishad Shri<ref>Dasopanishad Rahasya of Ramachandra Pandita by ML Wadekar (2001) extracted from ''Upanishad Shree'' by Urmila Srivatsav available from https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.273637</ref>, Pandit Ramachandra summarizes the essence of Kathopanishad as follows <blockquote>स्वान्तःप्राणाक्षिवाणीप्रभृति च विषयाभासकं यस्य योगाद् यन्न प्राप्नोति चैतद्विदितं यद्भवेन्नात्मरूपम्। इन्द्राद्या देवमुख्या अपि किल न विदुर्यस्य शक्तिं निगूढां तद्बुद्धं येन सोऽसौ भवति नरवरोऽनन्तसौख्यप्रतिष्ठः ॥</blockquote><blockquote>svāntaḥprāṇākṣivāṇīprabhr̥ti ca viṣayābhāsakaṁ yasya yogād yanna prāpnoti caitadviditaṁ yadbhavennātmarūpam। indrādyā devamukhyā api kila na viduryasya śaktiṁ nigūḍhāṁ tadbuddhaṁ yena so'sau bhavati naravaro'nantasaukhyapratiṣṭhaḥ ॥</blockquote>