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Nachiketa, in KATHOUPANISHAD has been portrayed as one of the most dignified, sober and diligent kid, who is quiet a gentleman refrained himself from entering the residence of YAMA even after requested by the inmates of the house because YAMA himself was not present then. Nahiketa did not know how he would be accepted by YAMA, so he did not enter the house neither took any food or water and waited for YAMA to come. After three days when YAMA returned and found a seeker of ultimate truth is waiting for him without having food and water it embarrassed him because a guest, specially a seeker of truth waiting for him for three consecutive day and night at his house without taking food and water itself is very embarrassing because it appears that the owner of the house lacking the quality to extain the hospitality. To compensate, YAMA offered three boons to him.