Question

The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in……..
A. Chhandogyopanishad
B. Mundakopanishad
C. Kathopanishad
D. Kenopanishad

Answer 1

Hint: It is the most common known Upanishad out of all. Out of 108 it is the third Upanishad in sequence. It is ranked third after Chandogya and Brhad-ranayaka. It splits into two chapters which are called Adhyaya and each Adhyaya is further divided into three sections known as Vallis.

Complete answer:
First, we need to know about Nachiketa. Nachiketa was the child of a famous sage named Vajashravas. He is the protagonist of an antiquated Indian anecdote about the idea of the Atman (self). The story is told in the Kathopanishad He was shown self-information, the information about Atman (self) and Brahman (extreme reality), by the Lord Yama, the Dharmaraja. Nachiketa is noted for his dismissal of material longings which are vaporous, and for his determined quest for the way of acknowledging salvation/moksha for example self-knowledge.
The Kathopanishad comprises two parts (Adhyāyas), each is split into three areas (Vallis). The principal Adhyaya is viewed as of more established starting point than the second. The Upanishad is the incredible story of a young man, Nachiketa – the child of Sage Vajashravas, who meets Yama (the Hindu divinity of death). Their discussion develops into a conversation of the idea of man, information, Atman (Soul, Self) and moksha (freedom). It attests that "Atman (Soul, Self) exists", shows the statute "look for Self-information which is Highest Bliss", and explains this reason like the other essential Upanishads of Hinduism. The Upanishad presents thoughts that balance Hinduism with Buddhism's affirmation that "Spirit, Self doesn't exist", and Buddhism's statute that one should look for "Vacancy (Sunyata) which is Highest Bliss". The definite lessons of Katha Upanishad have been differently deciphered, as Dvaita (dualistic) and as Advaita (non-dualistic).

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:Many verses from this Upanishad are mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, word by word. At the end of his essay ‘Immortality’ and sonnet ‘Brahma’, American philosopher Ralph Waldo Anderson has given credit to Kathopanishad and the dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama.