Nakiketas said: "O Death, as the first of the three boons I choose that Gautama, my father, be pacified, kind, and free from anger towards me; and that he may know me and greet me, when I shall have been dismissed by thee."

In plain words: For his first wish, Nachiketas asks that his father, Gautama, calm down and stop being angry with him. He wants his father to recognize him and welcome him warmly when Death sends him back home.