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Reader 7 Unit 3 - Yaksha's Questions

The Pandava brothers were chasing a deer when they got tired in the heat. Yudishthira asked Nakula to fetch water. Nakula found a pool but was stopped by a yaksha spirit who said Nakula must answer questions before drinking. Nakula did not obey and fell unconscious, as did the other brothers when they drank. Yudishthira saw them and a yaksha asked him a series of questions that tested his knowledge and wisdom, which he answered correctly.

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Reader 7 Unit 3 - Yaksha's Questions

The Pandava brothers were chasing a deer when they got tired in the heat. Yudishthira asked Nakula to fetch water. Nakula found a pool but was stopped by a yaksha spirit who said Nakula must answer questions before drinking. Nakula did not obey and fell unconscious, as did the other brothers when they drank. Yudishthira saw them and a yaksha asked him a series of questions that tested his knowledge and wisdom, which he answered correctly.

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Unit 3 Yakshas Questions

1. Who were the Pandavas? Answer: The Pandavas were five brothers who had lost everything to their cousins the Kauravas in a game of dice. They had to live in exile for thirteen years. 2. What or who is a Yaksha? Answer: A Yaksha is a spirit of the nature in Hindu mythology. These spirits are said to take care of the treasures that are found in nature and they are said to lie in wait for travellers. 3. What were the Pandavas chasing? Why did they get tired? Answer: The Pandavas were chasing a deer. They got very tired because it was very hot and they had been running after the deer for a long time without any luck. 4. What did Yudishthira ask Nakula to do? Answer: Yudishthira asked Nakula to fetch some water to drink. 5. What did Nakula see? Answer: After looking around for a while, Nakula finally got to a place where he saw a pool. 6. What did the voice say when Nakula was about to drink the water from the pool? Answer: Just as Nakula got close to the water and was about to drink from it, a voice called out to Nakula. It told him not to drink the water because the pool was enchanted and belonged to it. It said that Nakula had to answer its questions first. 7. Did Nakula obey the voice ? What happened to him? Answer: No, Nakula did not obey the voice and instead drank from the pool. As soon as he had a sip of water, he fell down unconscious. 8. What happened to the rest of the brothers? Answer: Sahadeva, Bhima and Arjuna met with the same fate as Nakula when they drank from the pool. 9. How did Yudishthira react? Answer: When Yudishthira saw that his brothers had not returned, he became very anxious. 10. Did he think there was anything unusual about the situation? Why? Answer: When Yudishthira saw his brothers lying down unconscious by the pool, he looked around to see what could have attacked them like this. He did not see any wounds on their bodies or see any footprints so he knew that there was something unusual about the situation.

11. What questions did the Yaksha ask? Answer: The questions were: - What makes the sun shine everyday? - What is ones best weapon in danger? - What is faster than wind? - By giving up what does one become loved by all? - The loss of what can bring one joy and not sorrow? and so on 12. What were Yudishthiras answers? Answer: Yudishthiras answers were: - The power of God. - Courage. - The mind. - Pride, for when one gives up pride, one will be loved by all. - When one gives up anger, one is full of peace. 13. Was the Yaksha happy with the answers? Answer: The Yaksha was very pleased with the answers.

Revision/Challenge Question:
14. If you were in the place of Yudishthira, what would your answers be? Answer: Free response Guidelines: Write down all the questions the Yaksha asked Yudishthira. Then, begin each answer by writing what Yudishthira answered, followed by your answer.

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