One word answers-yaksha prasna

Courtesy: Sri.KV.Ananta Narayanan

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*यक्ष उवाच*
*किंस्विदेकपदं धर्म्यं किंस्विदेकपदं यशः।*
*किंस्विदेकपदं स्वर्ग्यं किंस्विदेकपदं सुखं॥*
*युधिष्ठिर उवाच*
*दाक्ष्यमेकपदं धर्म्यं दानमेकपदं यशः।*
*सत्यमेकपदं स्वर्ग्यं शीलमेकपदं सुखं॥*
*श्रीमहाभारथे आरण्यपर्वणि यक्षप्रश्नात् २९७ श्लोकानि ५० ५१*
*yakṣa uvāca*
*kiṁsvidekapadaṁ dharmyaṁ kiṁsvidekapadaṁ yaśaḥ|*
*kiṁsvidekapadaṁ svargyaṁ kiṁsvidekapadaṁ sukhaṁ||*
*yudhiṣṭhira uvāca*
*dākṣyamekapadaṁ dharmyaṁ dānamekapadaṁ yaśaḥ|*
*satyamekapadaṁ svargyaṁ śīlamekapadaṁ sukhaṁ||*
*śrīmahābhārathe āraṇyaparvaṇi yakṣapraśnāt 297 ślokāni 50 51*

*The yaksha asks yudishtira.. 1. which is the first or foremost attribute of
dharma.
2. which is the first and foremost path to fame? *
*3. Which is the first and foremost route to heaven? ;and
4. Which is the first and foremost source of welfare?*
*Yudhishtira answers 1.Being liberal and not rigid is the foremost
attribute of dharma.
2. Being lavish in gifts is the path to fame.*
*3.Absolute honesty is the route to heaven; and
4. unblemished and excellent character is the source of welfare.*

knr

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