Sanskrit: शान्तसंकल्पः सुमना यथा स्याद्वीतमन्युर्गौतमो माऽभि मृत्यो ।  त्वत्प्रसृष्टं माऽभिवदेत्प्रतीतएतत् त्रयाणां प्रथमं वरं वृणे  
English: 10  Nachiketa said: O Death, may Gautama, my father, be calm, cheerful and free from anger toward me! May he recognise me and greet me when I shall have been sent home by you! This I choose as the first of the three boons. 