Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.1.7
The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15) 1.1.7
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1.1.7
'Fire enters into the houses, when a Brâhmana enters as a guest. That fire is quenched by this peace-offering;--bring water, O Vaivasvata!
1.1.7.n1
Cf. Vasishtha XI, 13; Sacred Books of the East, vol. xiv, p. 51.
1.1.7.n2
Vaivasvata, a name of Yama, the ruler of the departed. Water is the first gift to be offered to a stranger who claims hospitality.
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- Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Kaṭhopaniṣad — Sanskrit