The Yaksha began by asking simple questions and then more difficult ones. Yaksha: Who makes the sun rise and who makes it set? Yudhishthira: Brahma makes it rise and Dharma makes it set. Yaksha: Who is a man’s real companion? Yudhishthira: His wife. Yaksha: Who is his true friend? Yudhishthira: Patience. Yaksha: How does one get something really great? Yudhishthira: Through tapa [meditation and austerities]. Yaksha: What is the best happiness? Yudhishthira: Contentment. Yaksha: What is knowledge? Yudhishthira: Knowing God. Yaksha: What is ignorance? Yudhishthira: Not knowing one’s duty. Yaksha: What is faster than the wind? Yudhishthira: Thought.
The Yaksha’s Questions
