Yaksha Prashna
| YAKSHA PRASHNA | |
| Question | Yudhishthira's answers |
| What makes a person have purified soul? | Brahman, Veda or self-knowledge. |
| What are those that keep company with the soul during its progress of purification | Devas. Self-restraint and other qualities, which are all of a god-like or divine nature |
| Who leads the soul to its place (state) of rest? | Dharma, i.e., True Nature |
| On what is the soul established. | Satyam. Truth or Pure Knowledge. |
| By what does one become wise | It is by the (study of the) Srutis that a person becometh learned/wise; By sacred knowledge orally transmitted by the Brahmans from generation to generation |
| By what does one aquire what is great | By Tapasya. By determination and commitment. Hard work |
| How can one have a companion? | By Dhriti. By steadiness, integrity, and consistency. Resolution or Satisfaction personified as a daughter of dakSa and wife of dharma or as a shakti |
| How can one acquire wisdom and intelligence? | Vridha Seva. Respecting and serving the mature souls. (Like gurus) |
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