Yudhisthra's Wisdom


Yudhisthra's Wisdom


KUNTI                                   MADRI                   
-Yudhisthira                         -Nakula
-Bhima                                 -Sahadeva
-Arjuna

YAKSHA (Yama, the god of justice and righteousness) 

These excerpts have been taken from the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, recounting events that allegedly took place some 2,800 years ago. The writing of this epic took place centuries later, possibly spanning from the Vedic period (about 2,500 years ago) to the early period (about 1,700 years ago). According to Hindu tradition, the author is Vyasa.


One day the Pandava brothers went far from their dwelling place in search of deer in the jungle. They saw a deer and followed it but the deer vanished abruptly. 
Pandava brothers grew thirsty. Exhausted and all the brothers sits under a shadow of the tree. Yudhisthira, the eldest brother sends Sahadeva (the younger brother) to search for water. After walking for a while he came across a beautiful pond and was ready to drink water but, all of a sudden unknown voice stopped him from drinking until he could answer all the questions asked by anonymous voice. Looking around for a while Sahadeva thinks it might be an illusion, he drank water and as soon soon he drank the water he fainted. 
Pandavas waiting for Sahadeva under the tree for a long span of time Yudhisthira sends Nakula to search for Sahadeva but he too gets disappeared and his concern for his brothers kept growing. Similarly he sends Bhima and Arjuna to look for Nakula and Sahadeva but they too went missing.
Then Yudhishthira, himself goes to search for his brothers following their footsteps after walking for a while he finds a beautiful pond, and nearby the pond finds his four brothers lying on the ground, either dead or unconscious, looking at them Yudhisthira became mourn and prayed crying to God to take him where his brothers are or put the souls on his brother's body. 
However, he could not control his thirst. When he bent down to drink the water, the sound of the Yaksha ordered him not drink the water until he answered his question. He had given the same order to the other Pandava brothers but they ignored the voice of Yaksha so he had cursed them and were facing the consequence. 
However , Yudhisthira was very wise and patient. He requested Yaksha to ask his question and promised that he would answer them as well as he could and despite his overwhelming thirst, Yudhisrthira obeys the Yaksha. 
Yaksha’s philosophical questions were:
1 What makes the sun shine?
-Power of God
2 What is man's surest weapon against danger?
-Courage
3 What gives more to man even the earth does?
-A mother
4 When does a man become loved by his fellows?
-When he gives up pride.
5 What is that which makes a man happy when he has lost it?
-Anger
6 What can a man give up and immediately become rich?
-Desire 
Being pleased with Yudhishthira’s wisdom, the Yaksha agrees to revive one of the brothers, leaving Yudhishthira to decide which of the four it will be. 
Yudhishthira bases his choice entirely on moral considerations, not on his own selfish needs and predilections. 
Yudhisthira preferred Nakula with much pleasing reason. Yaksha reveals himself as a Yama, tells Yudhistra how pleased he is with his uprights so Yaksha being pleased he restores all his brothers and promises him protection from future hardships, and gives him some useful advice on where to go next.




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