XXVIII

What man dwelling on the decaying mortal plane, having approached
the undecaying immortal one, and having reflected upon the nature
of enjoyment through beauty and sense pleasure, would delight in
long life?


XXIX

O Death, that regarding which there is doubt, of the great
Hereafter, tell us. Nachiketas asks for no other boon than that
which penetrates this hidden secret.





Part Second



I

Yama said: The good is one thing and the pleasant another. These
two, having different ends, bind a man. It is well with him who
chooses the good. He who chooses the pleasant misses the true
end.