Vyasa

Yaksha

Major

Appears in 4 substories

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Minor

Ch. 593

Nakula and Sahadeva Slain by the Yaksha

Exhausted and thirsty in the forest, Yudhishthira sends Nakula to find water. Nakula discovers a beautiful lake guarded by a voice from the sky — but ignores its warning, drinks, and collapses dead. Sahadeva follows, sees his brother's body, and does the same.

Minor

Ch. 593

Arjuna Defeated by the Yaksha

Yudhishthira sends Arjuna to find his missing brothers and water. Arjuna finds Nakula and Sahadeva dead, raises his bow, and unleashes a storm of arrows at the sky — but thirst overcomes him, and he too ignores the yaksha's warning, drinks, and collapses dead.

Minor

Ch. 593

Bhima Slain by the Yaksha

With Arjuna also dead by the lake, Yudhishthira sends Bhima. Bhima finds his four brothers lying dead and suspects yakshas or rakshasas. He resolves to fight — but decides to drink first, ignores the yaksha's warning, and collapses dead beside them.

Minor

Ch. 594

Yaksha Questions Yudhishthira on Dharma

Yudhishthira finds his four brothers dead beside a forbidden lake, struck down by a mysterious yaksha who demands he answer questions or join them. With patience and humility, Yudhishthira faces a relentless interrogation on the nature of dharma, life, and wisdom — and his answers will determine whether his brothers live or die.