KATHOPNISHAD CHAPTER 2 SHLOKKA 25

                                                                 यस्य ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च 

                                                                उभेभवत ओदनः । 

                                                               मृत्युर्यस्योपसेचनं क

                                                              इत्था वेद यत्र सः ॥ २5

                                        YASHYA BRAHM CH KSHATRAM CH

                                                 UBHEBHAVAT ODANAH|

                                       MRYUTUR YASYA UPASECHANM  KA

                                                ITTA VEDA YATRA SAHA||25

TO WHOM BRANHA(BRAHMAN)ASWELL AS KKSHATRIYA) BOTH ARE ONLY 

   RICE COOKED IN MILK, DEATH IS JUST AN ADDED SPRINKLE (OF SPICES?) 

                                         THUS WHO  KNOWS WHERE HE IS ||25

  This Shloka is somewhat difficult even though it looks like continuation of last 4 shlokas. We are told that for someone Brahmin and Kshatriya are nothing more that rice cooked in milk. What does this mean? The rice is cooked in water and when there is special  occasion, then the host cooks the rice in milk and adds sugar and other thing .This is an Indian desert called KHIR. To make it more tasty one adds spices like saffron and nuts  and raisins etc. We consider Brahmins and Kshatriya to be higher achieving people n spiritual knowledge . So they re like rice - not ordinary rice cooked in water but cooked in milk and made more tasty. To such a person the Death is nothing more that adding spices , sugar ,nuts to this rice. -definitely made better but still rice only . For such a person he understands the ATMAN  and for him the Death is just added layer to life. May be like cream on the top of milk. When one attains such an attitude towards everything is like ,then he will know where the Atman is. 

   We have seen in life how we get impressed by big name politicians or movie starts or religious leaders. We flock to see them ,even if it is from thousands of feet  and may be just glimpse only. We are told that when on looks at theses people as nothing more than special rice - KNIR, then we will know the Atman - may be. No doubt we should appreciate anyone who has attained something in this life - sport or acting or music etc. . But they are not to be worshiped as they are all mortals  and only way to have some understanding of Atman is to be STHITPRADNYA - ONE WHO DOES NOT GET DISCOURAGED BY ADVERSITIES OR GETS ELATED BY ACHIEVEMENTS. With that kind of life only one will have a chance to know Atman.