1.1.09-10
śānta-saṅkalpaḥ sumanā yathā syāt vīta-manyur gautamaḥ mā abhi mṛtyo. tvat-prasṛṣṭaṁ mā abhi vadet pratīta etat trayāṇāṁ prathamaṁ varaṁ vṛṇe ॥9॥
May Gautama, of peaceful resolve and cheerful mind, free from anger, be not harsh toward me, O Death, nor reproach me as having been sent by you. Assured of this, I choose this as the first of the three boons.
yathā purastāt bhavitā pratītaḥ auddālakir āruṇir mat-prasṛṣṭaḥ. sukhaṁ rātrīḥ śayitā vīta-manyuḥ tvām dadṛśivān mṛtyu-mukhāt pramuktam ॥10॥
As it shall be, assuredly, that Uddālaka Āruṇi will peacefully sleep through the nights, free from anger, having sent forth by me, found and seen you released from the jaws of death.
Bhāṣya 1.1.09-10
Ancient testimonial declared the three boons given by lord Yama as: (1) Peace of mind for his father, (2) the radiant knower of the Nāchiketa fire, and (3) that One Viṣṇu, who is established in liberation.
saumanasyaṁ pituḥ ca eva nāciketāgni-gaṁ harim. mukte sthitaṁ ca taṁ viṣṇum iti prādāt vara-trayam॥
Peace of mind for his father, the radiant knower of the Nāchiketa fire, and that One Viṣṇu, who is established in liberation; thus did he grant the three boons."
iti gati-sāre
- stated thus in the ancient testimonial called 'gati-sāra', i.e. the essence of liberation.
