205 - Good and bad results 

The sage’s son(Nachiketas) said:

1. O great Brahmins, I shall now tell you what Yama and Chitragupta spoke. Listen. 

2. “Let this man return to worldly life, let this one go to the heaven of kings. Let this one become a tree, this one an animal and let this one get final release. 

3. Let this one become a serpent and let this one attain supreme beatitude. 

4. Let this man see his ancestors who are suffering, crying and asking for help again and again, but condemned to eternal hell because of their own sins. 

5. Let this man who was unrighteous, gave up his wife and is without sons and grandsons, be put in the Raurava hell and smashed by mighty hands. 

6. Release these who have been brought here and those who are being brought, because they are all sinless. 

7. In prosperity as well as in adversity these people have upheld dharma. 

8. Let them remain happy in heaven for many kalpas and, after enjoying there very beautiful women, be born again as men in Kali age. 

9. Let this man have permanent residence in heaven as he diced fighting an enemy in battle. 

10. Any one who has staked his life for the sake of a Brahmin, a cow or for the nation, should be immediately taken to Amaravati, the city of Indra. He will remain there for one kalpa riding in the aerial car. 

11. This man was a highly righteous person always steeped in dharma, giving numerous gifts and compassionate to all. 

12. Honour him quickly with sandal paste and garlands. 

13. Let him be thus honoured and fanned with chowries and then given a chariot, 

14. So that he can leave this place of the dead and go to heaven where he will have a place even above Indra. 

15. He will be received there with the sound of conchs and words of welcome. 

16. Let this one also go to Indra’s world, since the whole world is full of his fame. 

17. Indra awaits him there for his hundreds of virtues. He will remain in heaven like Indra himself. 

18. He enjoys the pleasures of heaven till the expiry of his dharma and then he takes birth as a man and enjoys all pleasures. 

19. Take this virtuous man, who is full of dharma and who has made gifts of even gems, to the world of Ashvinīdevas full of pleasure. 

20. Let this great man go to the great lord Rudra, as he has given numerous milch cows to Brahmins, 

21. And given to them good food in abundance. 

22. He remains there for one kalpa enjoying the beautiful Rudra women. 

23. By this person were given to Brahmins honey with sugarcandy and tasty food with good flavour, 

24. And good milch cows together with calves, gold and golden garments. 

25. I have seen three crore entries for him in heaven. And after his life in heaven, he will be born in a family of sages. 

26. Let him who has made gifts of gold be reported to Devas, and after their approval, betaken to Lord Rudra. 

27. Let him in all effulgence enjoy there as he likes, 

28. Let him who propitiates his ancestors be with them and let those who are liberal givers go to heaven. 

29. This man was compassionate to all and fulfilling the desires of all and he should be honoured here by granting him whatever he desires. 

30. Let this man who has made gifts of land to Brahmins go to heaven. Let him remain with his followers in the world of Brahma. 

31. Let him with all his desires fulfilled, get the unaging and eternal place, honoured by sages.”