Divisions Sama vedic Yajur vedic Atharva vedic Vaishnava puranas Shaiva puranas Shakta puranas The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of a question-and-answer dialogue between Yudhishthira and a yaksha in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
It appears in the Vana Parva, and the story is set as the Pandavas end their twelve years of exile in the forest.
So, his brother Nakula set out to fetch water and found a beautiful lake.
[1] When none of his brothers returned with water, Yudhishthira followed the trail to the lake and found them all lying dead.
The Yaksha asked Yudhishthira approximately 125 questions on gods, metaphysics, philosophy, and similar topics: One who refrain from tamas food One who has no debt One who does not come out of home for his livelihood One who does not over striving for material things Who speak falsehood of Vedas, scriptures, Who despite possessing, does not give because of greediness.
Yudhishthira had answered all questions in a satisfactory manner, but the Yaksha only allowed him to choose one of his brothers to be restored to life.