मंत्रियों की परीक्षा तथा राजा और राजकीय मनुष्यों से सतर्कता

mahabharat shanti parv ke ‘rajadharmanushasan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 82 ke anusar mantriyoan ki pariksha tatha raja aur rajakiy manushyoan se satarkata ka varnan is prakar hai-

raja dvara khajane ki raksha karane vale manushy ki raksha karana

bhishm kahate hai - bharat nandan! yah raja athava rajaniti ki pahali vrittiai hai ab doosari suno jo koee manushy raja ke dhan ki vriddhi kare usaki raja ko sada raksha karani chahiye. bharatavanshi yudhishthir! yadi mantri raja ke khajane se dhan ka apaharan karata ho aur koee sevak athava raja ke dvara palit hua doosara koee manushy rajakiy kosh ke nasht hone ka samachar raja ko batave, tab raja ko usaki bat ekant mean sunani chahiye aur mantri se usake jivan ki raksha karani chahiye; kyoanki chori karane vale mantri apana bhandaphod karane vale manushy ko prayah mar dala karate haian. jo raja ke khajane ki raksha karane vala hai, us purush ko rajakiy kosh lootane vale sab log ekamat hokar satane lagate hai.

yadi raja ke dvara usaki raksha nahian ki jay to vah bechara bemaut mara jata hai. is vishay mean janakar log, kalakavrikshiy muni ne kosalaraj ko jo upadesh diya tha, usi prachin itihas ka udaharan diya karate haian.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat shanti parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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rajadharmanushasan parv
yudhishthir ke pas narad adi maharshiyoan ka agaman | yudhishthir ka karn ko shap milane ka vrittaant poochhana | narad ka karn ko shap prapt hone ka prasang sunana | karn ko brahmastr ki prapti aur parashuram ka shap | karn ki madad se duryodhan dvara kaliangaraj kanya ka apaharan | karn ke bal aur parakram se prasann hokar jarasandh ka use aangadesh ka raja banana | yudhishthir ka striyoan ko shap | yudhishthir ka arjun se antarik khed prakat karana | arjun ka yudhishthir ke mat ka nirakaran karana | yudhishthir ka vanaprasth evan sannyasi jivan ka nishchay | bhim ka raja ke lie sannyasi ka virodh | arjun ka iandr aur rrishi balakoan ke sanvad ka varnan | nakul ka grihasth dharm ki prashansa karate hue yudhishthir ko samajhana | sahadev ka yudhishthir ko mamata aur asakti se mukt rajy karane ki salah dena | draupadi ka yudhishthir ko rajadandadharanapoorvak shasan ke lie prerit karana | arjun dvara raj rajadand ki mahatta ka varnan | bhim ka raja ko moh chho dakar rajy-shasan ke lie prerit karana | yudhishthir dvara bhim ki bat ka virodh evan munivritti-jnani mahatmaoan ki prashansa | janak ka drishtaant sunakar arjun dvara yudhishthir ko sannyas grahan se rokana | yudhishthir dvara apane mat ki yatharthata ka pratipadan | munivar devasthan ka yudhishthir ko yajnanushthan ke lie prerit karana | devasthan muni dvara yudhishthir ke prati uttam dharm-yajnadi ka upadesh | kshatriy dharm ki prashansa karate hue arjun pun: yudhishthir ko samajhana | vyas ji dvara shankh aur likhit ki katha sunana | vyas dvara sudyumn ke dandadharmapalan ka mahattv sunakar yudhishthir ko ajna dena | vyas ka yudhishthir ko hayagriv ka charitr sunakar kartavyapalan ke lie jor dena | senajit ke upadesh yukt udgaroan ka ullekh karake vyas ka yudhishthir ko samajhana | yudhishthir dvara dhan ke tyag ki mahatta ka pratipadan | yudhishthir ko shokavash sharir tyagane ko udyat dekh vyas ka samajhana | ashma rrishi evan janak ke sanvad dvara vyas dvara yudhishthir ko samajhana | shrikrishn dvara narad-srianjay sanvad ke roop mean yudhishthir ke shok nivaran ka prayatn | maharshi narad aur parvat ka upakhyan | suvarnashthivi ke janm, mrityu aur punarjivan ka vrittaant | vyas ka anek yuktiyoan se yudhishthir ko samajhana | vyas ka yudhishthir ko samajhate hue devasur sangram ka auchity siddh karana | karmoan ko karane aur n karane ka vivechan | papakarm ke prayashchitoan ka varnan | svayambhuv manu ke kathanusar ka dharm ka svaroop | pap se shuddhi ke lie prayashchit | abhakshy vastuoan ka varnan | dan ke adhikari evan anadhikari ka vivechan | vyasaji aur shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka nagar mean pravesh | nagar pravesh ke samay puravasiyoan evan brahmanoan dvara raja yudhishthir ka satkar | charvak ka brahmanoan dvara vadh | charvak ko prapt hue var adi ka shrikrishn dvara varnan | yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek | yudhishthir ka dhritarashtr ke adhin rahakar rajy vyavastha ke lie apane ka bhaiyoan ko niyukt karana | yudhishthir aur dhritarashtr ka yuddh mean mare gaye sage-sanbandhiyoan ka shraddhakarm karana | yudhishthir dvara bhagavan shrikrishn ki stuti | yudhishthir dvara diye hue bhavanoan mean sabhi bhaiyoan ka pravesh aur vishram | yudhishthir dvara brahmanoan evan ashritoan ka satkar | yudhishthir aur shrikrishn ka sanvad | shrikrishn dvara bhishm ki prashansa tatha yudhishthir ko unake pas chalane ka adesh | bhishm dvara shrikrishn ki stuti-bhishmastavaraj | parashuram dvara hone vale kshatriy sanhar ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka prashn | parashuram ke upakhyan kshatriyoan ka vinash tatha pun: utpann hone ki katha | shrikrishn dvara bhishm ke gun-prabhav ka varnan | shrikrishn ka bhishm ki prashansa karate hue unhean yudhishthir ko dharmopadesh dene ka adesh dena | bhishm dvara apani asarmathata prakat karane par bhagavan shrikrishn ka unhean var dena | pandavoan v rrishiyoan ka bhishm se vida lena | shrikrishn ki pratashcharya | satyaki dvara krishn ka sandesh pakar yudhishthir ka bhaiyoan sahit kurukshetr mean ana | shrikrishn aur bhishm ki batachit | bhishm dvara yudhishthir ko gun-kathanapoorvak prashn karane ka adesh dena | bhishm ke ashvasan par yudhishthir ka unake samip jana | yudhishthir ke poochhane par bhishm dvara rajadharm ka varnan | raja ke lie purusharth, saty, brahmanoan ki adandaniyata | raja ki parihasashilata tatha mriduta mean prakat hone vale dosh | raja dvara dharmanukool nitipoorn bartav ka varnan | bhishm dvara rajyaraksha ka varnan | yudhishthir ka bhishm se vida lekar hastinapur mean pravesh | brahma ji ke nitishastr ka varnan | raja prithu ke charitr ka varnan | varnadharm ka varnan | ashram dharm ka varnan | brahman dharm aur kartavyapalan ka mahattv | varnashram dharm ka varnan | rajardham ka varnan | indraroopadhari vishnu aur mandhata ka sanvad | rajadharm ke palan se charoan ashramoan ke dharm ka phal | rashtr ki raksha aur unnati | raja ki avashyakata ka pratipadan | vasumana aur brihaspati ka sanvad | raja ke n hone se praja ki hani aur hone se labh ka varnan | raja ke pradhan kartavy | dandaniti dvara yugoan ke nirman ka varnan | raja ko ihalok v paralok mean sukh prapti karane vale chhattis gun | dharmapoorvak prajapalan hi raja ka mahan dharm | raja ke lie sadachari vidvan purohit ki avashyakata | vidvan sadachari purohit ki avashyakata | brahman aur kshatriy mean mel rahane se labhavishayak puroorava ka upakhyan | brahman aur kshatriy mean mel se labh ka pratipadan karane vale muchukund ka upakhyan | rajy ke kartavy ka varnan | yudhishthir ka rajy se virakt hone par bhishm dvara rajy ki mahima ka varnan | uttam-adham brahmanoan ke sath raja ka bartav | kekayaraja tatha rakshas ka upakhyan | kekayaraja ki shreshthata ka vistrit varnan | apattikal mean brahman ke lie vaishyavritti se nirvah karane ki chhoot | luteroan se raksha ke lie shastr dharan karane ka adhikar | rakshak ko samman ka patr svikar karana | rritvijoan ke lakshan | yajn aur dakshina ka mahatv | tap ki shreshthata | raja ke lie mitr aur amitr ki pahachan aur unake sath nitipoorn bartav | mantri ke lakshanoan ka varnan | kutumbijanoan mean dalabandi hone par kul ke pradhan purush ke kary | shri krishn aur narad ji ka sanvad | mantriyoan ki pariksha tatha raja aur rajakiy manushyoan se satarkata | kalakavrikshiy muni ka upakhyan | sabhasad adi ke lakshan | gupt salah sunane ke adhikari aur anadhikari tatha gupt-mantrana ki vidhi evan nirdesh | indr aur vrihaspati ke sanvad mean madhur vachan bolane ka mahatv | raja ki vyavaharik niti v mantrimandal ka sanghatan | dand ka auchity tatha doot v senapati ke gun | raja ke nivasayogy nagar evan durg ka varnan | prajapalan vyavahar tatha tapasvijanoan ke samadar ka nirdesh | rashtr ki raksha tatha vriddhi ke upay | praja se kar lene tatha kosh sangrah karane ka prakar | raja ke kartavy ka varnan | utathy ka mandhata ko upadesh | raja ke lie dharmapalan ki avashyakata | utathy ke upadesh mean dharmacharan ka mahatv | raja ke dharm ka varnan | raja ke dharmapoorvak achar ke vishay mean vamadevaji ka vasumana ko upadesh | vamadev ji ke dvara rajochit bartav ka varnan | vamadev ke upadesh mean raja aur rajy ke lie hitakar vartav | vijayabhilashi raja ke dharmanukool bartav tatha yuddhaniti ka varnan | raja ke chhalarahit dharmayukt bartav ki prashansa | shooravir kshatriyoan ke kartavy tatha sadnati ka varnan | indr aur ambarish ke sanvad mean nadi aur yajn ke roopoan ka varnan | samarabhoomi mean jujhate hue mare jane vale shooraviroan ko uttam lokoan ki prapti ka kathan | shooraviroan ko svarg aur kayaroan ko narak ki prapti | sainyasanchalan ki riti-niti ka varnan | bhinn-bhinn desh ke yoddhaoan ka svabhav v acharan ke lakshan | vijayasoochak shubhashubh lakshanoan v balavan sainikoan ka varnan | shatru ko vash mean karane ke liye raja ka niti se kam lena | dushtoan ko pahachanane ke vishay mean indr aur brihaspati ka sanvad | rajy, khajana aur sena se vanchit kshemadarshi raja ko kalakavrikshiy muni ka upadesh | kalakavrikshiy muni ke dvara gaye hue rajy ki prapti ke lie vibhinn upayoan ka varnan | kalakavrikshiy muni ka videharaj tatha kosalarajakumaroan ka mel karana | videharaj ka kosalaraj ko apana jamata banana | ganatantr rajy ka varnan aur usaki niti | mata-pita tatha guru ki seva ka mahattv | saty-asaty ka vivechan | dharm ke lakshan v vyavaharik niti ka varnan | sadachar aur eeshvarabhakti ko du:khoan se chhutane ka upay | manushy ke svabhav ki pahachan batane vali bagh aur siyar ki katha | tapasvi ooant ke alasy ka kuparinam aur raja ka kartavy | saritaoan aur samudr ka sanvad | dusht manushy dvara ki huee ninda ko sah lene se labh | raja tatha rajasevakoan ke avashyak gun | sajjanoan ke charitr ke vishay mean maharshi aur kutte ki katha | kutte ka sharabh ki yoni se maharshi ke shap se pun: kutta ho jana | raja ke sevak, sachiv adi aur raja ke gunoan v unase labh ka varnan | sevakoan ko unake yogy sthan par niyukt karane ka varnan | satpurushoan ka sangrah v kosh ki dekhabhal ke lie raja ko prerana dena | rajadharm ka sararoop mean varnan | dand ke svaroop, nam, lakshan aur prayog ka varnan | dand ki utpatti ka varnan | dand ka kshatriyoan kean hath mean ane ki parampara ka varnan | trivarg ke vichar ka varnan | pap ke karan raja ke punarutthan ke vishay mean aangarishth aur kamandak ka sanvad | indr aur prahlad ki katha | shil ka prabhav, abhav mean dharm, saty, sadachar aur lakshmi ke n rahane ka varnan | sumitr aur rrishabh rrishi ki katha | raja sumitr ka mrig ki khoj mean tapasvi muniyoan ke ashram par pahuanchana | sumitr ka muniyoan se asha ke vishay mean prashn karana | rrishabh ka sumitr ko viradyumn v tanu muni ka vritant sunana | tanu muni ka viradyumn ko asha ke svaroop ka parichay dena | rrishabh ke upadesh se sumitr ka asha ko tyag dena | yam aur gautam ka sanvad | apatti ke samay raja ka dharm

apaddharm parv

apattigrast raja ke karttavy ka varnan | brahmanoan aur shreshth rajaoan ke dharm ka varnan | dharm ki gati ko sookshm batana | raja ke lie kosh sangrah ki avashyakata | maryada ki sthapana aur amaryadit dasyuvritti ki ninda | bal ki mahatta aur pap se chhootane ka prayashritt | maryada ka palan karane vale kayavy dasyu ki sadgati ka varnan | raja ke dvara kisaka dhan lene v n lene tatha kaise bartav kare isake vichar ka varnan | shatruoan se ghire raja ke krirttavy ka varnan | raja ke krirttavy ke vishay mean bidal v choohe ka akhyan | shatru se savadhan rahane ke vishay mean raja brahmadatt aur poojani chi diya ka sanvad | bharadvaj kanik ka saurashtradesh ke raja ko kootaniti ka upadesh | vishvamitr aur chandal ka sanvad | apatkal mean dharm ka nishchay | uttam brahmanoan ke sevan ka adesh | baheliye aur kapot-kapoti ka prasang | kabootar dvara apani bharya ka gunagan v pativrata stri ki prashansa | kabootari ka kabootar se sharanagat vyadh ki seva ke lie prarthana | kabootar dvara atithi-satkar aur apane sharir ka baheliye ke lie parityag | baheliye ka vairagy | kabootari ka vilap aur agni mean pravesh kar un donoan ko sh‍vargalok ki prapti | baheliye ko sh‍vargalok ki prapti | indrot muni ka janamejay ko phatakarana | janamejay ka indrot muni ki sharan mean jana | indrot ka janamejay ko sharan dena | indrot ka janamejay ko dharmopadesh dena | brahman balak ke jivit hone ki katha | narad ji ka semal vriksh se prashn | narad ji ka semal ko usaka ahankar dekhakar phatakarana | vayu ka semal ko dhamakana aur semal ka vicharamagn hona | semal ka har svikar kar balavan ke sath vair n karane ka upadesh | samast anartho ka karan lobh ko batakar usane hone vale papoan ka varnan | shreshth mahapurushoan ke lakshan | ajnan aur lobh ko hi samast doshoan ka karan siddh karana | man aur iandriyoan ke sanyam roop dam ka mahatmy | tap ki mahima | saty ke lakshan, svaroop aur mahima ka varnan | kam, krodh adi doshoan ka niroopan v nash ka upay | nrishans arthat atyant nich purush ke lakshan | nana prakar ke papoan aur prayashritoan ka varnan | khadg ki utpatti aur prapti v mahima ka varnan | dharm, arth aur kam ke vishay mean vidur v pandavoan ke prithak-prithak vichar | ant mean yudhishthir ka nirnay | mitr banane v n banane yogy purushoan ke lakshan | kritaghn gautam ki katha ka arambh | gautam ka samudr ki or prasthan v bakapakshi ke ghar par atithi hona | gautam ka atithyasatkar v viroopaksh ke bhavan mean pravesh | gautam ka rakshasaraj ke yahaan se survanarashi lekar lautana | gautam ka apane mitr bak ke vadh ka vichar man mean lana | kritaghn gautam dvara rajadharma ka vadh | rakshasoan dvar kritaghn ki hatya v usake maans ko abhakshy batana | rajadharma aur gautam ka pun: jivit hona

mokshadharm parv

shokakul chitt ki shaanti ke lie senajit aur brahman sanvad | pita ke prati putradvara jnan ka upadesh | tyag ki mahima ke vishay mean shampak ka upadesh | dhan ki trishna se du:kh ka varnan | dhan ke tyag se param sukh ki prapti | janak ki ukti tatha raja nahush ke prashnoan ke uttar me bodhyagita | prahlad aur avadhoot ka sanvad | ajagar vritti ki prashansa ka varnan | kashyap brahman aur indr ka sanvad | shubhashubh karmoan ke parinam karta ko bhogane ka pratipadan | bharadvaj aur bhrigu ke sanvad mean jagat ki utpatti ka varnan | akash se any char sthool bhootoan ki utpatti ka varnan | panchamahabhootoan ke gunoan ka vistarapoorvak varnan | sharir ke bhitar jatharanal adi vayuoan ki sthiti ka varnan | jiv ki satta par anek yuktiyoan se shanka upasthit karana | jiv ki satta tatha nityata ko yuktiyoan se siddh karana | manushyoan ki aur samast praniyoan ki utpatti ka varnan | karmo ka aur sadachar ka varnan | vairagy se parabrahma ki prapti | saty ki mahima, asaty ke dosh v lok aur paralok ke sukh-du:kh ka vivechan | brahmachary aur garhasthy ashramoan ke dharm ka varnan | vanaprasth aur sannyas dharmoan ka varnan | himalay ke uttar mean sthit lok ki vilakshanata v mahatta ka pratipadan | bhrigu aur bharadvaj ke sanvad ka upasanhar | shishtachar ka phalasahit varnan | pap ko chhipane se hani aur dharm ki prashansa | adhyatmajnan ka niroopan | dhyanayog ka varnan | japayajn ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka prashn | jap aur dhyan ki mahima aur usaka phal | japak mean dosh ane ke karan use narak ki prapti | japak ke lie devalok bhi narak tuly isake pratipadan ka varnan | japak ko savitri ka varadan | dharm, yam aur kal ka agaman | raja ikshvaku aur brahman ka sanvad | saty ki mahima tatha japak ki gati ka varnan | brahman aur ikshvaku ki uttam gati ka varnan | japak ko milane vale phal ki utkrishtata | manu dvara kamanaoan ke tyag evan jnan ki prashansa | paramatmatattv ka niroopan | atmatattv aur buddhi adi padarthoan ka vivechan | sakshatkar ka upay | sharir, indriy aur man-buddhi se atma ki satta ka pratipadan | atma v paramatma ke sakshatkar ka upay tatha mahattv | parabrahm ki prapti ka upay | manu brihaspati sanvad ki samapti | shri krishn se sampoorn bhootoan ki utpatti | shri krishn ki mahima ka kathan | brahma ke putr marichi adi prajapatiyoan ke vansh ka varnan | pratyek disha mean nivas karane vale maharshiyoan ka varnan | vishnu ka varaharoop mean prakat ho devataoan ki raksha aur danavoan ka vinash | narad ko anusmritistotr ka upadesh | narad dvara bhagavan ki stuti | shri krishn sambandhi adhyatmatattav ka varnan | sansarachakr aur jivatma ki sthiti ka varnan | nishiddh acharan ke tyag adi ke parinam tatha sattvagun ke sevan ka upadesh | jivotpatti ke dosh aur bandhanoan se mukt tatha vishay shakti ke tyag ka upadesh | brahmachary tatha vairagy se mukti | asakti chho dakar sanatan brahm ki prapti ke liye prayatn karane ke upadesh | svapn aur sushupti-avastha mean man ki sthiti ka varnan | gunatit brahm ki prapti ka upay | sachchidannadaghan paramatma, dashyavarg prakriti aur purush un charoan ke jnan se mukti ka varnan | paramatma prapti ke any sadhanoan ka varnan | raja janak ke darabar mean panchashikh ka agaman | nastik matoan ke nirakaranapoorvak sharir se bhinn atma ki nity satta ka pratipadan | panchashikh ke dvara mokshatattv ke vivechan ka varnan | vishnu dvara mithilanaresh janakavanshi janadev ki pariksha aur unake ke lie var pradan | shvetaketu aur suvarchala ka vivah | pati-patni ka adhyatmavishayak sanvad | dam ki mahima ka varnan | vrat, tap, upavas, brahmachary tatha atithi seva ka vivechan | sanatkumar ka rrishiyoan ko bhagavatsvaroop ka upadesh | iandr aur prahlad ka sanvad | indr ke akshep yukt vachanoan ka bali ke dvara kathor pratyuttar | bali aur indr ka sanvad | bali dvara indr ko phatakarana | indr aur lakshmi ka sanvad | bali ko tyagakar ayi huee lakshmi ki indr ke dvara pratishtha | indr aur namuchi ka sanvad | kal aur prarabdh ki mahima ka varnan | lakshmi ka daityoan ko tyagakar indr ke pas ana | sadgunoan par lakshmi ka ana v durgunoan par tyagakar jane ka varnan | jaigishavy ka asit-deval ko samatvabuddhi ka upadesh | shrikrishn aur ugrasen ka sanvad | shukadev ke prashnoan ke uttar mean vyas ji dvara kal ka svaroop batana | vyas ji ka shukadev ko srishti ke utpatti-kram tatha yugadharmoan ka upadesh | brahmapralay eanv mahapralay ka varnan | brahmanoan ka kartavy aur unhean dan dene ki mahima ka varnan | brahman ke kartavy ka pratipadan karate hue kalaroop nad ko par karane ka upay | dhyan ke sahayak yog | phal aur sat prakar ki dharanaoan ka varnan | moksh ki prapti | srishti ke samast karyoan mean buddhi ki pradhanata | praniyoan ki shreshthata ke taratamy ka varnan | nana prakar ke bhootoan ki samikshapoorvak karmatattv ka vivechan | yugadharm ka varnan evan kal ka mahattv | jnan ka sadhan aur usaki mahima | yog se paramatma ki prapti ka varnan | karm aur jnan ka antar | brahmaprapti ke upay ka varnan | brahmachary-ashram ka varnan | garhasthy-dharm ka varnan | vanaprasth aur sannyas-ashram ke dharm aur mahima ka varnan | sannyasi ke acharan | jnanavan sannyasi ka prashansa | paramatma ki shreshthata v darshan ka upay | jnanamay upadesh ke patr ka nirnay | mahabhootadi tattvoan ka vivechan | buddhi ki shreshthata aur prakriti-purush-vivek | jnan ke sadhan v jnani ke lakshan aur mahima | paramatma ki prapti ka sadhan | jnan se brahm ki prapti | brahmavetta ke lakshan v parabrahm ki prapti ka upay | sharir mean panchabhootoan ke kary v gunoan ki pahachan | jivatma aur paramatma ka yog dvara sakshatkar | kamaroopi adbhut vriksh v sharir roopi nagar ka varnan | man aur buddhi ke gunoan ka vistrit varnan | yudhishthir ka mrityuvishayak prashn v brahma ki roshagni se praja ke dagdh hone ka varnan | brahma ke dvara roshagni ka upasanhar v mrityu ki utpatti | mrityu ki tapasya v prajapati ki ajna se mrityu ka praniyoan ke sanhar ka kary svikar karana | dharmadharm ke svaroop ka nirnay | yudhishthir ka dharm ki pramanikata par sandeh upasthit karana | jajali ki ghor tapasya v jataoan mean pakshiyoan ka ghoansala banane se unaka abhiman | akashavani ki prerana se jajali ka tuladhar vaishy ke pas jana | jajali aur tuladhar ka dharm ke vishay mean sanvad | jajali ko tuladhar ka atmayajnavishayak dharm ka upadesh | jajali ko pakshiyoan ka upadesh | raja vichakhnu ke dbara ahiansa-dharm ki prashansa | maharshi gautam aur chirakari ka upakhyan | dirghakal tak soch-vicharakar kary karane ki prashansa | dyumatsen aur satyavan ka sanvad | ahiansapoorvak rajyashasan ki shreshthata ka kathan | syoomarashmi aur kapil ka sanvad | pravritti evan nivrittimarg ke vishay mean syoomarashmi v kapil sanvad | charoan ashramoan mean uttam sadhanoan ke dvara brahm ki prapti ka kathan | brahman aur kundadhar megh ki katha | yajn mean hiansa ki nianda aur ahiansa ki prashansa | dharm, adharm, vairagy aur moksh ke vishay mean yudhishthir ke prashn | moksh ke sadhan ka varnan | narad aur asitadeval ka sanvad | trishna ke parityag ke vishay mean mandavy muni aur janak ka sanvad | pita aur putr ka sanvad | harit muni ke dvara acharan v dharmoan ka varnan | brahm ki prapti ka upay | brahm ki prapti ke vishay mean vritr aur shukr ka sanvad | vritrasur ko sanatkumar ka adhyatmavishayak upadesh | bhishm dvara yudhishthir ki shanka nivaran | indr aur vritrasur ke yuddh ka varnan | vritrasur ke vadh se prakat huee brahmahatya ka brahma ji ke dvara char sthanoan mean vibhajan | shivaji ke dvara daksh ke yajn ka bhang | shivaji ke krodh se jvar ki utpatti v usake vividh roop | parvati ke rosh ke nivaran ke lie shiv dvara daksh-yajn ka vidhvans | mahadev ji ka daksh ko varadan | stotr ki mahima | adhyatm jnan aur usake phal ka varnan | samang dvara narad ji se apani shokahin sthiti ka varnan | narad ji dvara galav muni ko shrey ka upadesh | arishtanemi ka raja sagar ko mokshavishayak upadesh | ushana ka charitr | ushana ko shukr nam ki prapti | parashar muni ka raja janak ko kalyan ki prapti ke sadhan ka upadesh | karmaphal ki anivaryata | karmaphal se labh | dharmoparjit dhan ki shreshthata, v atithi-satkar ka mahattv | gurujanoan ki seva se labh | satsang ki mahima v dharmapalan ka mahattv | brahman aur shoodr ki jivika | manushyoan mean asurabhav ki utpatti v shiv ke dvara usaka nivaran | vishayasakt manushy ka patan | tapobal ki shreshthata v dridhatapoorvak svadharmapalan ka adesh | varn vishesh ki utpatti ka rahasy | hiansarahit dharm ka varnan | dharm v kartavyoan ka upadesh | raja janak ke vividh prashnoan ka uttar | brahma ko sadhyaganoan ko upadesh | yogamarg ke svaroop, sadhan, phal aur prabhav ka varnan | saankhyayog ke anusar sadhan ka varnan | saankhyayog ke phal ka varnan | vasishth aur karalajanak ka sanvad | prakriti-sansarg ke karan jiv ka baranbar janm grahan karana | prakriti ke sansarg dosh se jiv ka patan | kshar-akshar evan prakriti-purush ke vishay mean raja janak ki shanka | yog aur saankhy ke svaroop ka varnan tatha atmajnan se mukti | vidya-avidya v purush ke svaroop ke udgar ka varnan | vasishth v janak sanvad ka upasanhar | janakavanshi vasuman ko muni ka dharmavishayak upadesh | yajnavalky ka janak ko upadesh | indriyoan mean man ki pradhanata ka pratidan | sanhar kram ka varnan | adhyatm v adhibhoot varnan tatha rajas aur tamas ke bhavoan ke lakshan | raja janak ke prashn | prakriti purush ka vivek aur usaka phal | yog ka varnan v usase parabrahm paramatma ki prapti | mrityu soochak lakshan v mrityu ko jitane ka upay | yajnayavalky dvara soory se vedajnan ki prapti ka prasang sunana | vishvavasu ko jivatma aur paramatma ki ekata ke jnan ka upadesh dena | yajnavalky ka janak ko upadesh dekar vida hona | panchashikh aur janak ka sanvad | sulabha ka raja janak ke sharir mean pravesh karana | raja janak ka sulabha par dosharopan karana | sulabha ka raja janak ko ajnani batana | vyas ji ka shukadev ko dharmapoorn upadesh dete hue savadhan karana | shubhashubh karmoan ke parinam ka varnan | shankar dvara vyas ko putraprapti ke liye varadan dena | shukadev ki utpati tatha sanskar ka vritant | pita ki ajna se shukadev ka mithila mean jana | shukadev ka dhyan mean sthit hona | raja janak dvara shukadev ji ka poojan tatha unake prashn ka samadhan | janak dvara bahmacharyashram mean paramatma ki prapti | shukadev dvara mukt purush ke lakshanoan ka varnan | shukadev ka pita ke pas laut ana