KathaUpanishad

adya = now;
dadāmi = I offer;
bhūyaḥ = again;
ayam agniḥ = this fire ;
bhavitā = will become [famous];
tava eva nāmnāḥ = by your name indeed;
ca = moreover;
gṛhāṇa imām = accept this;
srṅkāṁ = necklace;
aneka-rūpāṁ = multiformed and variegated.
“Yama was very pleased with his competence and said: ‘My dear child, I give you
here another boon: I ordain that from now on this sacrifice will be called by your
name instead of vaishvanara-agni. Take also this multi-coloured garland’
To him, he of Mighty Soul, well satisfied, said: Today I give again thy wish; thine shall
this fire be by name; and take thou this garland of many forms.
What is this garland of many forms?
sṛṇkā:= chain. The word occurs again in I. 2. 3, where it means a road sṛṇkā vitta-mayī,
the road that leads to wealth. Worldly prosperity:ratna-mayīm mālām, a necklace of
precious stones
akutsitāṁ gatiṁ karma-mayīm, the straight way of works which is productive of many
fruits karma-vijñānam aneka-phala-hetutvāt.
I believe that this necklace of gem garlands forms the second half of the book.
Otherwise those series of "This indeed is that" statements would not make sense in the
context of the story.
triṇāciketas tribhir etya sandhiṁ trikarma-kṛt tarati janma-mṛtyῡ
brahmajajñaṁ devam īḍyam viditvā nicāyye’māṁ śāntim atyantam eti. (17)
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