It is said that the spiritual path is like a sharpened razor’s edge; difficult for those who have never had concentration of mind. Yama describes to Nachiketa in detail the process of attaining the highest level of consciousness. The eight-step process involves withdrawing one’s attention from the senses all the way inwards to parabrahman. This process of withdrawal also aligns with the hierarchy of consciousness described in the aitareyopaniṣad.

Having learned this, it is now the duty of the seeker to arise, awake and to not stop until the goal is reached. Once the Truth is known, the seeker escapes the jaws of death and is free from the endless cycles of birth and death.