प्र तेब्रवीमि तदुमेनिबोध
स्वर्ग्यमग्निं नचिकेतः प्रजानन् ।
अनन्तलोकाप्तिमथोप्रतिष्ठां
विद्धि त्वमेतं निहितं गुहायाम् ॥ १४
PRA TE BRAVIMI TADU ME NIBODHA
SWARGAM AGNIM NACHIKETA PRAJANAN
ANANTA LOKAPTIN ATHO PRATISTHAM
VIDHHI TWAMETAM NIHITAM GUHAYAM ||14
I WILL TELL YOU , LISTEN WITH ATTENTION NACHIKETA,I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
OF FIRE THAT LEADS TO HEAVEN AND THE SAME FIRE THAT SUPPORT THE UNIVERSE
AND THAT IS SEATED IN THE CAVITY
In this Shloka the Yama is telling the Nachiketa, that he will tell him the process by which he can reach / achieve the HEAVEN . The concept of the Heaven , is different for different people and also different religion . In Vedic religion , we have different levels of Heaven - may be seven. But this Heaven is not eternal and one has better life without the physical body. But one has to come to mortal world after one is done with hbis PUNYA or has run out of 'chips' for casino goer. The highest levels of this SWARGA or Heaven is one from where One has separate existence , but one does not have to be reborn . The Yama is telling Nachiketa the Fire knowledge that leads to ANANTLOK PRAPTI . Which means ENDLESS PLACE ACHIEVEMENT. So this fire that the Yama is talking about is not Heaven in ordinary sense. It is one place where the existence is eternal or endless.
Now he is also telling about the Fire that supports the Universe and is "IN THE CAVE".So now this is open to interpretation. Whee is this Cave ? But one thing for certain, He is not talking about the FIRE THAT WE HAVE WITH HOME / HEAVEN . In my estimate we replaced the FIRE or the energy that supports everything including the Universe and also has our own FIRE or energy in our own CAVITY - or HEART -which is like a cave or cavity .
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