नाचिकेतमुपाख्यानं मृत्युप्रोक्तँ सनातनम् ।
उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ १६॥
nāciketamupākhyānaṃ mṛtyuproktam̐ sanātanam .
uktvā śrutvā ca medhāvī brahmaloke mahīyate .. 16..
The wise man who has heard and related the eternal story of Nachiketa, told by Death, is adored in the world of Brahman.