Ome Sahanavavu, Saha'navu'naubunaktu,

Sahhviriam Karavah, Tejarsvin'nawadi, tamas, Tumah vidvishawahy.

Oam shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty.

May he protect, may the Lord protect us both the teacher and the taught together by revealing knowledge.

May the Lord protect us both by giving us the results of knowledge.

May we attain vigor together.

Let what we know be,

let what we study be illuminating.

May we not caval at each other.

Ome, peace, peace.

So we are studying the Katow Pannition.

And it begins with a story. the story of the little boy Natchiketa, who went to the house of death. And Natchiketa was given three boons by Yama, the Lord of Death.

Natchiketa, I was the good son.

The first boon he asked for was, let my father, his anger at me, let it go.

You know, his father was mad at him because he kept on asking these pesky questions

about whom are you going to give me away to as part of your sacrifice and so on.

So he said, let my father's anger pass, let him attain peace of mind, let him not be anxious about me.

When I go back, he takes it for granted that Yama is going to send him back.

When I go back, let my father recognize me.

All of that in one boon. So he takes care of, you know, the big picture is that he takes care of this world,

the worldly affairs. He settles it in one boon. The second one is going to heaven. And for this,

the background, I have told you already, it is the ritualistic

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