Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.684

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Yakṣa:—What is the soul of Man? Who is the companion given by God? What is Upajīvana? Dharmaputra:—The soul of Man is his son. The companion given by God is wife. Cloud is Upajīvana. Yakṣa:—How do you become rich? How do you become happy? Dharmaputra:—If you abandon lust you will be rich. If you abandon desire you will be happy. Yakṣa:—By what is this world covered? By what does the world become clear? By what does one lose his friend? What is the obstacle for an entry into heaven? Dharmaputra:—Dullness covers the world. World becomes clear by intelligence. A friend is lost by desire. Domestic ties stand in the way of getting into heaven. Yakṣa:—Who are those equal to the dead? Which country is dead? Dharmaputra:—A poor penniless man is equal to the dead. The country where is mob-rule is dead. Yakṣa:—Who is a pandit? Who is an atheist? Who is wicked? What is the cause of worldly life. Jealousy is the cause of worry. Dharmaputra:—A righteous man is a pandit. An atheist is wicked. Lust is the cause of worldly life. Jealousy is the cause of worry. Yakṣa:—Though charity, wealth and lust are incompatible with each other when they unite together? Dharmaputra:—When charity and wife compromise the above three blend together harmoniously.