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Katha Upaniṣad

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Katha Upaniṣad. An Upaniṣad sometimes assigned to the Atharva Veda, but more often to the Black Yajur Veda. It contains Yama's instruction of Naciketas, including the granting of three wishes, the third of which was to know the nature of life in the hereafter.

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