Shloka 2
युधिछ्िर उवाच सरस्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठन्तमपराजितम् | पृच्छामि को भवान् देवो न मे यक्षो मतो भवान्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sarasy ekena pādena tiṣṭhantam aparājitam | pṛcchāmi ko bhavān devo na me yakṣo mato bhavān ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—या सरोवरात एक पायावर उभे राहून, कोणालाही न जिंकता येणारे आपण कोण, देवश्रेष्ठ? मी विचारतो—मला तर आपण यक्ष वाटत नाही।
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment and respectful inquiry: Yudhiṣṭhira does not react with fear or aggression but seeks the true identity and nature of the powerful being, modeling dharmic conduct through calm questioning.
At the lake episode (Yakṣa-prashna context), Yudhiṣṭhira encounters a mysterious, invincible figure standing on one foot in the water and asks whether he is a god, stating that he does not appear to be a Yakṣa.