Shloka 6
यक्ष उवाच अहं ते जनकस्तात धर्मो5मृदुपराक्रम । त्वां दिदृक्षुरनुप्राप्तो विद्धि मां भरतर्षभ
yakṣa uvāca | ahaṁ te janakas tāta dharmo 'mṛdu-parākrama | tvāṁ didṛkṣur anuprāpto viddhi māṁ bharatarṣabha ||
Якша сказал: «Дитя моё — о сын Дхармы, чья доблесть не знает мягкости, — узнай меня, бык среди Бхаратов. Я — твой родитель: сама Дхарма. Желая увидеть тебя, я пришёл сюда; распознай меня.»
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely an abstract rule but a living moral authority that tests, guides, and ultimately reveals itself to the steadfast. The verse frames righteousness as intimate and parental—Dharma claims Yudhiṣṭhira as his son—highlighting that ethical integrity draws the grace and recognition of Dharma itself.
In the Yakṣa episode at the forest lake, the enigmatic Yakṣa who questioned Yudhiṣṭhira discloses his true identity: he is Dharma (Dharmarāja), Yudhiṣṭhira’s divine father. He explains that he came specifically to see and assess him, marking a turning point from testing to revelation.