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Dharma Dialogues
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Where ancient wisdom meets modern questions.Welcome to our podcast - Dharma Dialogues! Inspired by the timeless Yaksha Prashna from the Mahabharata, we explore life's deepest inquiries through dharmic conversations. Anyone can listen to this podcast - no matter your background, values, creed, or customs. So, here is our invitation to you: join us on this journey where we travel through the numerous questions and answers between by the god of death, Yaksha, to the great warrior, Yudhishtira. Now, go find your coziest spot, sit tight and listen...New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 24: Measures of Truth - Pt 4: What Exceeds the Blades of Grass?
In this final episode of Season 1, the Yaksha’s last riddle asks Yudhisthira what could be more countless than the blades of grass beneath our feet. His answer takes us inward, to the boundless field of thoughts within the mind. This episode reflects on how our thoughts shape the world we live in, why silence helps us find clarity, and how this final lesson gathers together the wisdom of the entire journey.
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Episode 23: Measures of Truth - Pt 3: What Outpaces the Wind?
The Yaksha turns from weight and height to speed, asking Yudhisthira what could possibly be swifter than the wind. The answer takes us into the boundless power of the mind, a force that can travel across memories, dreams, and futures in an instant. This episode explores how our thoughts can soar and why learning to guide them is the true measure of wisdom.Last episode for this season airs tomorrow at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 22: Measures of Truth - Pt 2: What Soars Above the Heavens?
The Yaksha’s question lifts our eyes beyond the stars: what could possibly be higher than heaven itself? Yudhisthira’s answer honours the guiding role of the father, not just at home but also as teacher, protector, and provider. This episode reflects on the many forms of fatherhood and why their gifts lift us higher than any paradise.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 21: Measures of Truth - Pt 1: What Outweighs the Earth?
The Yaksha’s riddle asks what could possibly be heavier than the Earth itself. Yudhisthira’s answer honours a quiet, everyday strength that holds more than mountains and carries more than oceans. This episode reflects on patience, sacrifice, and the immeasurable weight of a mother’s love.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 20: The Unlit Lamp: Alive, Yet Not Living?
The Yaksha asks a strange riddle: how can someone breathe, eat, and see the world, yet not truly be alive? Through Yudhisthira’s answer, this episode explores what it means to live with light, to give, to connect, and to be part of life’s sacred cycle.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 19: Nurturing Life's Bounty - Pt 4: The True Value for Those Who Bring Forth
In the final question of this theme, the Yaksha asks Yudhisthira what is the most beautiful of all new creations. His answer leads us into a tender reflection on life’s greatest joy, the hope carried by every new beginning, and why the smallest among us can hold the greatest meaning.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 18: Nurturing Life's Bounty - Pt 3: The Architect of Worldly Prosperity
After rain nourishes the earth and seeds awaken life, Yudhisthira explains that the foundation of prosperity lies in the guidance of the preacher. This episode explores how teachers, sages, and guides help communities and individuals balance wealth, joy, duty, and freedom so life can flourish in harmony.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 17: Nurturing Life's Bounty - Pt 2: The Sower's Essential Treasure
From the sky to the soil, the Yaksha now asks what hidden treasure beneath the earth is greater than gold or jewels. This episode uncovers how something small and silent holds the power to feed, shelter, and shape the spirit within us.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 16: Nurturing Life's Bounty - Pt 1: The Cultivator's Greatest Gift
Leaving behind the warriors, the Yaksha turns to the nurturers of the earth. His next question asks what is most precious to those who cultivate life. In this episode, we explore how a simple force of nature can be blessing, conversation, renewal, and the cradle of life itself. 🌱New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 15: The Kshatriya's Code - Pt 4: The Shadow of Their Dharma
The Yaksha’s final question about the Kshatriyas turns to the opposite of their pious duty. What happens when a protector refuses to uphold Dharma? Through Yudhisthira’s answer and stories of honour, mercy, and forgiveness, we uncover why strength is measured in power, and also in compassion.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 14: The Kshatriya's Code - Pt 3: The Human Element Within
The Yaksha’s next question moves focus from weapons and duty to the warrior’s heart: what is the essential human quality of a Kshatriya? Yudhisthira’s answer is surprising, revealing that courage is born not from fearlessness, but from learning to act in spite of fear.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 13: The Kshatriya's Code - Pt 2: The Heart of Their Pious Duty
Weapons may symbolise the strength of a Kshatriya, but what gives that strength meaning? In this episode, Yudhisthira reveals that their highest duty lies not in battle, but in sacrifice, an offering that turns power into service. From ancient fire rituals to the quiet choices made by parents, teachers, and protectors today, we explore how true leadership is anchored in giving.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 12: The Kshatriya's Code - Pt 1: The Symbols of Their Divinity
After exploring the essence of the Brahmin, the Yaksha turns to the Kshatriyas, warriors and rulers entrusted with protection. What makes their power divine? Yudhisthira’s answer is surprising: not courage or justice, but their weapons. This episode uncovers why weapons are more than tools of battle and are instead sacred promises of protection, order, and responsibility.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 11: The Brahmin's Essence - Pt 4: What is Impiety?
In the final part of our series on the Brahmin’s Essence, the Yaksha turns the question upside down: if pious practices uplift, what leads one astray? Yudhisthira’s answer points to how we use our words. Join us as we discover why speech can either build a life of wisdom or quietly undo it.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 10: The Brahmin's Essence - Pt 3: The Shared Human Trait
After discussing divinity and discipline, the Yaksha’s next question turns our gaze to something more grounding: the most essential trait of a Brahmin. Yudhisthira’s reply is a reminder of our shared humanity – a humbling thread that binds us all.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 9: The Brahmin's Essence - Pt 2: The Core of Pious Practice
The Yaksha now asks: what is the pious practice of a Brahmin? This episode explores the meaning of Tapas beyond books and study – the quiet challenges, small sacrifices, and inner discipline that shape a sacred life.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 8: The Brahmin's Essence - Pt 1: The Mark of Their Divinity
What gives a Brahmin their divinity? In this episode, we step beyond birthright and titles to explore Yudhisthira’s answer: that the essence of a Brahmin lies not in privilege, but in the living flame of study, discipline, and guidance.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 7: The Pillars of Wisdom - Pt 3: Cultivating Keen Intelligence
After knowledge and achievement, Yaksha’s final question in this theme turns to intelligence itself. This episode explores how seva – humble service and learning from those who’ve walked before us – transforms knowledge into wisdom.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 6: The Pillars of Wisdom - Pt 2: The Path to Great Achievement
From knowledge to action, Yudhisthira’s answer to Yaksha reveals the next step on the path of wisdom – Tapas, or disciplined effort, and how it turns learning into greatness.New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 5: The Pillars of Wisdom - Pt 1: The Source of True Learning
Yudhisthira reveals that learning begins with wisdom that is heard, absorbed, and carried in the heart. This episode explores why listening is the first step toward true knowledge. New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 4: The Sun's Cosmic Rhythm - Pt 4: Where does the Sun Reside?
The Yaksha asks: In whom is the sun established?Yudhisthira replies with a single, profound word: Truth.In this final episode of our first theme, the seeker and storyteller explore how the sun – and our own inner light – finds its resting place not in the sky, but in the unshakable foundation of truth, discipline, faith, and purpose. New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 3: The Sun's Cosmic Rhythm - Pt 3: What Commands the Sunset?
As the forest quietens and the lake reflects the sky’s golden farewell, Yaksha asks who commands the sun’s setting. Yudhishthira’s answer reveals a gentle truth – that even the sun must rest, guided by Dharma. 🌅New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 2: The Sun's Cosmic Rhythm - Pt 2: The Sun's Divine Companions
As the sun crosses the sky, it is never alone. Yudhisthira teaches that it journeys with the Gods, and the story reminds us that our own inner sun travels with companions too: patience, kindness, calmness, and courage. ☀️New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Episode 1: The Sun's Cosmic Rhythm - Pt 1: Who Ignites the Dawn?
Deep in a sunlit forest, Yudhisthira meets the mysterious Yaksha, who asks a soul-stirring question: What makes the sun rise?In this opening episode, we explore what it means to rise with purpose – and how even the sun follows its Dharma. 🌞New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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Dharma Dialogues: Introduction
Welcome to Dharma Dialogues – a children’s podcast that brings the ‘Yaksha Prashna’ from the Mahabharata to life through soulful bedtime storytelling. In this special trailer episode, hosts Vasuda and Ananya introduce the vision behind the series, walk through the seven themes of Season 1, and share how this 24-day journey will unfold – night by night, question by question. Come join us by the lakeside, settle in with your blanket, and get ready to meet the storyteller, the seeker, Yudhisthira, and the mysterious Yaksha.New episodes release daily at 8:00 PM SGT.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Where ancient wisdom meets modern questions.Welcome to our podcast - Dharma Dialogues! Inspired by the timeless Yaksha Prashna from the Mahabharata, we explore life's deepest inquiries through dharmic conversations. Anyone can listen to this podcast - no matter your background, values, creed, or customs. So, here is our invitation to you: join us on this journey where we travel through the numerous questions and answers between by the god of death, Yaksha, to the great warrior, Yudhishtira. Now, go find your coziest spot, sit tight and listen...New episodes air on weeknights at 8 PM SGT.
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