Shloka 67
यक्ष उवाच किंस्विदेको विचरते जात: को जायते पुन: । किंस्विद्धिमस्य भैषज्यं किंस्विदावपनं महत्
yakṣa uvāca kiṃsvid eko vicarate jātaḥ ko jāyate punaḥ | kiṃsvid dhim asya bhaiṣajyaṃ kiṃsvid āvapanaṃ mahat ||
यक्ष ने पूछा—वह क्या है जो अकेला विचरता है? कौन है जो जन्म लेकर बार-बार फिर जन्म लेता है? इस (अवस्था) की औषधि क्या है? और महान् ‘आवपन’ (श्रेष्ठ बोआई/बीज-क्षेत्र) क्या है?
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames key dharmic inquiries: the solitude of the individual self in experience, the cycle of repeated birth (saṃsāra), the possibility of a remedy (liberating knowledge/discipline), and the idea that actions are ‘sown’ to yield future results—highlighting karma and the search for the highest good.
In the Yakṣa–Yudhiṣṭhira dialogue at the lake in Vana Parva, the Yakṣa tests the hero through riddling questions. This verse is one such set of questions, probing metaphysical and ethical understanding before granting boons or relief.