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1 " Suddenly Yudhisthira saw a yaksha approaching him. The being sat in front of him and began firing questions rapidly at him.What is bigger than the Earth? the yaksha asked."A mother" replied Yudhisthira.What is taller than the sky?"A father"What is faster than the wind?"The mind , of course". Yudhisthira smiled.What grows faster than hay?"Worry"What is the greatest dharma in the world? queried the yaksha"Compassion and conscience"With who is friendship never-ending?"With good people" responded Yudhisthira patiently.What is the secret to never feeling unhappy?"If one can control his or her mind, then that person will never feel sad"The yaksha increase his pace now. What is the greatest kind of wealth."Education"What is the greatest kind of profit?"Health"What is the greatest kind of happiness?"Contentment" said Yudhisthira, ever prompt with his replies.What is man's worst enemy?"Anger"What disease will never have a cure?"Greed is incurable"The yaksha smiled again. A last question my friend. What is life's biggest irony?"It is the desire to live eternally. Every day, we encounter people dying but we always think that death will never come to us. "
― Sudha Murty , The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata
2 " It is this Bharata, an ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas, after who our country is named - Bharat. Our land is also known as Bharatvarsha, or the kingdom of Bharata. "
3 " The day the Pandavas received the Akshaya Patra from the sun god is still celebrated in India as Akshaya Tritiya, which comes every year during the spring harvest in April or May. It is an extremely auspicious day and people believe that whatever they buy that day will grow in value. Most people prefer to purchase gold on this day "
