Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.13.p4

1.2.13.p4

ā.bhā. - anena mantreṇa svargasādhanībhūtāgnividyāmarthayate dvitīyavararūpāṃ naciketāḥ | he mṛtyo ! saḥ - purāṇādiṣu sarvajñatvenarūpeṇa prasiddhaḥ tvam | svargyam - uktalakṣaṇasvargalokaprāptisādhanabhūtam | agnim - agnividyām, adhyeṣi - smarasi jānāsi iti yāvat | tam - agnim, śraddhadhānāya - uktalakṣaṇamokṣaśraddhāviśiṣṭasya mahyam - naciketase tava śiṣyabhūtāya, prabrūhi - prakarṣeṇa vada, upadiśetyarthaḥ | pra upasargeṇa tathā mām agnim upadiśa, yena samyagahaṃ vettuṃ śaknuyāmi iti dyotyate | mokṣasādhanatvaṃ ca agneḥ upāsanadvārā bhavati ityanusandheyam | kasmāt māṃ tadarthaṃ prerayasi ? ityākāṅkṣāyām āha - svargalokāḥ amṛtatvaṃ bhajante - svargaḥ sāketākhyaḥ aprākṛto deśaḥ loko yeṣāṃ te svargalokāḥ, paramaṃ padaṃ prāptāḥ | ye te amṛtatvam - svasvarūpāvirbhāvalakṣaṇaṃ mokṣam, bhajante - prāpnuvanti | ataḥ tatra śraddhāvān ahaṃ tadupadeśāya tvāṃ preraye iti bhāvaḥ | etat - mokṣasādhanam agnivijñānam dvitīyena vareṇa vṛṇe prārthaye||