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Yudhishthira's Wisdom
SUMMARY
Yudhishthira's Wisdom
"Yudhishthira's Wisdom" is a mythological story that has been taken from the Mahabharata, which was written by Vyasa.
Once upon a time, five Pandava brothers were hunting for a deer in the Yaksha's forest during the time of their exile. All of them were in the deepest part of the forest. They tried their best to find the deer, but they couldn't find it. Later, they became quite tired and thirsty. Yudhisthir sent his brother Sahadeva to look for water in the forest. Sahadeva went in search of water, while others sat under a tree and waited. They waited there for a long time, but Sahadeva didn't return. Next, another brother, Nakula, was sent there. He also didn't return from there. Later, the other two brothers, Bhim and Arjuna, were sent there, but nobody returned. Finally, Yudhisthira himself went there in search of his brothers. When Yudhisthira went there, he saw his four brothers lying unconscious on the side of the beautiful pond. Seeing the condition of his four brothers, he started crying and wanted to die himself because he thought all his brothers had died. Later on, he came to know that his brothers had disobeyed Yaksha when they reached the pond. Yaksha asked each of them to give answers to his questions before drinking water, but his brothers didn't give answers. Instead of answering, they began to drink water from the pond. Due to their acts, God Yaksha became angry and made them unconscious. When Yudhisthira knew the cause, he tried his best to give answers to the questions before he drank water. Yaksha started asking his questions one after another. Yudhishthira answered all his questions quite tactfully.
"What makes the sun shine?"
Yudhisthira answered," Power of God."
What is the surest weapon against danger?
Yudhisthira answered, "Courage."
"What gives more to man than earth?"
Yudhisthira answered, "Mother."
Yaksha was pleased with Yudhisthira's answers and his wisdom. Yaksha got ready to bring only one of his brother's lives back and asked Yudhisthira to choose one among others. Yudhisthira chose Madri's son "Nakula" instead of choosing his brothers. Finally, Yaksha revealed himself as Yama and restored all his brothers. Later, Yaksha advised him where to go.
FOUR LEVELS OF INTERPRETATION
Yudhishthira's Wisdom
Literal Comprehension:
Once in exile, five Pandava brothers turned thirty while running after a deer in the Yaksha's forest. In the hot weather, they became quite exhausted. Next, Yudhishthira sent his youngest brother Sahadeva in search of water in the forest. Sahadeva came near a beautiful pond and quickly got ready to drink the water. A voice prevented him from drinking until he could answer Yaksha's questions. Thinking it might be a fantasy, he drank the water. He soon fainted.
In a similar manner, other brothers, such as Nakula, Bhima, and Arjuna, got the same fate. In the end, Yudhishthira himself went and found all his brothers lying unconscious near the pond. After hearing the same, he waited for the admonition to drink water. He answered all the questions asked by the Yaksha until the Yaksha was pleased.
God Yaksha promised to restore one of Yudhishthira's brothers. For that, Yudhishthira preferred Nakula for a very pleasing reason. So the Yaksha was pleased and retrieved all his brothers, blessing them with an easy and comfortable life for the rest of the exile period.
Interpretation:
This mythological story, "Yudhishthira's Wisdom" has been taken from the Mahabharata. The central point of this story is the righteousness of Yudhisthira. This story focuses on wisdom; patience and loyalty to God are great human qualities. If we conduct any work correctly, we always get fine results. This story has shown that we must possess patience, wisdom, uprightness, truth, justice, and obedience. Due to the obedience of Yudhisthira, all his brothers survived. Those people who have the above-mentioned virtues can overcome any difficulties in life.
Critical Thinking:
This story is quite difficult to believe. This is only a religious story. There is no evidence that there were Pandavas and Kauravas. Nobody has seen God. It is difficult to believe that the sun shines due to the power of God. But it is right that a mother does more than earth for us. Mother gives us birth first, then we need the earth.
Assimilation:
After reading this mythological story, I learned a great lesson: obedience and patience are the essential qualities that make us great people. Yudhisthira was quite an obedient and good-mannered person among his brothers. We should always give priority to patience, obedience to God, wisdom, and right conduct. We have seen all these things on earth. The right qualities always lead us to live a happy and prosperous life.
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