Yakhsa Prashna,
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Dharma Baka Upakhyan: Mahabharata,
(Aranyaka Parva ~ Vana Parva).
Quick Prelude:
One day while living in exile in the
forest, Yudhisthira finds that while attempting to drink water from a lake, his
all brothers have been killed. When he went near the lake to fetch some water,
he heard a sudden voice, (of Yaksha who is in disguise).
Yaksha said: This Lake belongs to
me; I have asked your brothers to answer my questions before drinking the
water. But they denied my pledge, and drank water and hence they are dead. You
too will become victim if you do not answer my question before drinking this
water.
Yudhisthra replied: I have no desire
to take what belongs to you. Please ask me the questions; I will try my best to
reply your queries. These questions and answers are precise, beautiful, and
embedded with sophisticated deep wisdom and philosophy.
The focus of this entire discussion
is on Dharma.
Yaksha’s Prashna (Questions)
Yudhisthra Utar (Answers)
Sun God
Who makes the sun rise?
Lord Brahma
Who keeps the sun company?
Gods (Surya Naryana)
Who causes the sun to set?
Dharma
And in whom is the sun established?
Truth
Learning, Intelligence
By what does one become learned?
By Srutis (that scriptures which
revealed)
How one acquires something very
great?
By ascetics austerities (tapas)
How can one acquire intelligence?
By serving the old
Brahmins (Caste)
What constituents the divinity of
Brahmins?
Study of Vedas (Scriptures)
What is pious practice in them?
Their asceticism (penance)
constituents’ behavior that is like that of the pious.
What is human attributes of
Brahmins?
Death
What is impious practice in them?
Insulting anyone is their impiety
Kshatriyas (Caste)
What constituents the divinity of
Kshatriyas?
Arrows and their Weapons
What is pious practice in them?
Celebration of Sacrifices
What is human attributes of
Kshatriyas?
Fear
What is impious practice in them?
Refusal of protection Dharma
Cultivate, Sow, Prosperity
What is value to those who
cultivate?
Rain
What is value to those who sow?
Seed
What is value to those who wish the
prosperity in this world?
Preacher
What is value to those who that
bring forth?
Offspring
Living Dead
What person who enjoying all the
objects of sensing, breathing but yet is not alive?
The person who do not offer anything
to Gods, Guests, Servant, Pitris etc.
Heavier, Higher, Fleeter, Numerous
What is heavier than Earth?
Mother
What is higher than Heaven?
Father
What is fleeter (running fast) than
Wind?
Mind
What is more numerous than Grass?
Thoughts
Generic ~ Miscallenous
What which sleep does not close
eyes?
Fish
What which does not move after
birth?
Egg
What which is without heart?
Stone
What which swells in its own impetus?
River
Friend
Who is friend of the exile?
Companion
Who is friend of the householder?
Wife
Who is friend of the sick?
Physician
Who is friend of one who is about to
die?
Charity
Duty, Guest, Amrita, Universe
Who is guest of all creatures?
Agni (Fire)
What is eternal duty?
Homa (Yajna Sacrifice), Following
Regulations of Sanatan Dharam
What is Amrita?
Milk of Cow is Amrita
What is in the universe?
Universe consists of Air alone.
Mortal/Immortal/Rebirth
What is that which stays alone?
The Sun
What is reborn after its birth?
The Moon
What is remedy against cold?
Fire
What is the largest field?
Earth
Virtue/Fame/Heaver/Happiness
What is Highest shelter of virtue?
Liberty is the Highest Guard of
virtue
What is Highest shelter of fame?
Gift is the Highest Guard of Fame
What is Highest shelter of heaven?
Truth is Highest Guard of Heaven
What is Highest shelter of
happiness?
Good Behavior is the Highest Guard
of Happiness
Man’s (Soul, Friend, Support)
What is soul of man?
Son
Who is that friend bestowed on man
by the gods?
Wife
What is man’s chief support?
Clouds
What is man’s chief refuge?
Charity
Possessions / Gains /Happiness
What is best of all laudable things?
Skills
What is most valuable possession?
Knowledge
What is best of all gains?
Health
What is best of all kind of
happiness?
Contentment
Duty, Regret, Alliance
What is the highest duty in the
world?
Refrain from injury is the highest
duty
What is that virtue which always
bears fruits?
Rites ordained in Vedas always bear
fruits
What is that if controlled, leads to
no regret?
Mind if controlled, leads no regrets
With whom alliance cannot break?
Alliance with Good never breaks
What if Renounced
What if renounced, make one
agreeable?
Pride
What if renounced, leads no regret?
Anger
What if renounced, makes one
wealthy?
Desire
What if renounced, makes one happy?
Greed
Why Giving
Why one give to Brahmins?
For Religious Merit
Why one give to actors/dancers?
For Fame
Why one give to servants?
For Supporting them
Why one give to king?
For obtaining Relief from Fear
Discovering
With what is world enveloped?
Darkness
What is that owing to which a thing
cannot discover itself?
Darkness not permit a thing to show
itself
Why one fail to go to heaven?
Connection with world make one fail
to go to heaven
Why friends are forsaken?
Greed and Lust
Dead
Which one is considered as dead?
One having want of wealth
Which sacrifice is considered as
dead?
One having no gifts for Brahmins
Which Shardha (Puja) is considered
as dead?
Shardha performed by aid of Guru,
who having no real knowledge
Which kingdom is considered as dead?
Kingdom of want of a king
Restrain, Forgiveness, Shame
What is sign of asceticism?
Staying in one’s own religion
What is true restraint?
Restrain of Mind
What is forgiveness?
Stable Enmity
What is shame?
Withdrawing from all Unworthy Acts
Knowledge, Peace, Mercy, Simplicity
What is true knowledge?
True knowledge of Divinity, Supreme
Personality of Godhead Shri Krishna
What is tranquility (peace)?
True Tranquility of Heart
What is mercy?
Wishing Happiness for All Living
Creatures
What is simplicity?
Calmness of Heart
Enemy, Disease, Honest/Dishonest
Which enemy is invincible?
Anger
What is incurable disease?
Greediness
Who is honest?
Wishes well for all Creatures
Who is dishonest?
Un-merciful
Ignorance, Pride, Idleness, Grief
What is ignorance?
Not knowing one’s duty
What is pride?
Consciousness of one’s being himself
sufferer in life (Ignorance)
What is idleness?
Not discharging one’s prescribed
duties
What is grief?
Ignorance
Patience, Real Bath, Charity
What is steadiness?
Staying in one’s own religion
What is patience?
Overpowering of senses
What is real ablution (bath)?
Washing the mind, clean of all
impurities
What is charity?
Protecting all creatures
Learned, Atheist, Desire, Envy
Who is learned?
Who knows his duties
Who is atheist?
Who is ignorant
What is desire?
Desire is due to object of
possession
What is envy?
Grief of Heart
Hypocrisy, Wickedness
What is hypocrisy?
Setting up of Religious Standards
What is wickedness?
Speaking bad of others
What is grace of gods?
Fruits of our gifts (charity)
What one gains, on…..
What one gains on speaking agreeable
words?
One becomes agreeable to all
What one gains on acting with
judgment?
One obtains whatever one seeks
What one gains having many friends?
One lives happily
What one gain if devoted to virtue?
One obtains a happy state in next
world
True Happiness, Most Woderful
Who is truly happy?
One who can cook in own home
One who refrain from Tamas Food
One who has no debt
One who does not come out of home
for his livelihood
One who does not over striving for
material things
What is most wonderful?
Every day numerous living entities
are dying and going to the abode of Yama. Yet one think/believe one will live
remain forever (Immortal). What can be more wonderful than this?
What is the path?
The best path is to follow in the
footsteps of the pure devotees (Mahajans) whose hearts are full of Real Truth
regarding Dharma.
What is the news? (What is the real
situation in the material world)?
This world full of ignorance is like
a pan. The sun is fire, the days and nights are fuel. The months and the
seasons constitute the wooden ladle. Time is the cook that is cooking all
creatures in that pan (with such aids); This is the real news of what is
happening in the material world, which is a miserable place full of ignorance
Dharma, Artha, Kaama
Virtue (Dharma), Artha (profit) and
Kaama (desire) are opposed to each other, how they can co-exist harmoniously?
They can co-exists only if, one
having a virtuous Wife.
Condemned to Everlasting Hell
Who is condemned on what acts, to
Everlasting Hell?
If one promise a poor Brahmin, a
charity; but upon his arrival refuse to give him.
Who speak falsehood of Vedas,
Scriptures,
Who despite possessing, does not
give because of greediness.
About Real Brahmin
What constituents the real Brahmin?
Birth, Study, Family, Learning or
Behavior?
ONLY BEHAVIOR
Note: A Shudar (Lower Caste) is
better; if his behavior is better than a so-called learned Brahmin (having
wicked behavior, not matter how much he has learned)
True Man
Who is true man, possessing all
kinds of wealth?
One who has overcome the dualities
of material life, i.e. Happiness/Sadness, Friend/Enemy, Love/Hate, Heat/Cold,
etc. possesses all kinds of wealth.
Generic ~ Miscallenous
What is poison?
Requesting someone
What is proper time for Puja
(Shraddha)?
There is no proper time for Shraddha
(puja), when one want one can, (if possible find a Guru). One can do puja to
Lord Hari any time; one can takes His name any time.
What is food?
Cow is the root of all foods,
Cow gives milk, which produce butter
ghee, which is used in Yajna, sacrifices. The sacrifices are causes of clouds,
which bring rain. Rais is essential for producing food from seeds, (corps).
Towards the Ending:
Yaksha pleased by Yudhisthra for his
replies, offered him to bring life to only one of his four brothers; to which
Yudhisthra asked to restore Nakul’s life. Yaksha asked further that, why you
have not asked to restore life of Bhim or Arjuna, despite they are more
powerful? To which Yudhisthra replied that my father had two wives, queen
Kunti, and queen Madri. For me there is no difference between the twos. I am as
son of mother Kunti is living; I wish life of one son of mother Madri should be
restored, (as you offer, life of one brother). Then Yaksha asked if I had offer
you two lives, then? To which Yudhisthra replied then I would asked Shedava,
along with Nakul. Yaksha asked reason for that. Yudhisthra replied that, one he
is younger than Bhima and Arjuna and second he is son of mother Madri. Dharma
suggests me to do that. Yaksha was very pleased with Yudhisthra’s beholding
Dharma even at this difficult time for him.
Yudhishthira passed the final test.
Pleased by the answers of Yudhisthira, the Yaksha (God father of Yudhisthira
and the embodiment of religiosity) appeared in real form to Yudhisthra and
said: “I am Dharma, your God Father, dear son Yudhistrha, … let lives of all
your brothers restored.”
The Lord Dharma blessed the Pandavas
and disappeared.
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yaksha prashna
Lakshya saadhisuva laksha prashna
gignaasuvarige daari thorisuva thrushna
"Yaaru gurugalu,,
yaaru hudugaru
yaaru yaarige namaskarisuvaru, ,
ashirvadisuvaru
ninagintha bere yaruntu,
ellelli hudugide allella neene
sivana basavanu neene
sivanu neene,
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Neena?????? Nanaa???
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