राजसूय यज्ञ का वर्णन

mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘rajasooy parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 35 ke anusar rajasooy yajn mean rajaoan, kauravoan tatha yadavoan ka agaman ka varnan is prakar hai-

yajn ka varnan

vaishampayanaji kahate haian- janamejay! pitamah bhishm tatha guru dronachary adi ki agavani karake yudhishthir ne unake charanoan mean pranam kiya aur bhishm, dron, krip, ashvatthama, duryodhan aur vivianshati se kaha- ‘is yajn mean apalog sab prakar se mujh par anugrah karean’. yahaan mera jo yah mahanh dhan hai, use ap log meri prarthana manakar ichchhanusar satkramoan mean lagaiye. yajnadikshit yudhishthir ne ais kahakar un sabako yathayogy adhikaroan mean lagaya. bhakshy-bhojy adi samagri ki dekh rekh tatha usake baantane parosane ki vyavastha ka adhikar du:shasan ko diya. brahmanoan ke svagat satkar ka bhar unhoanne ashvatthama ko sauanp diya. rajaoan ki seva aur satkar ke liye dharmaraj ne sanjay ko niyukt kiya. kaun kam hua aur kaun nahian hua, isaki dekh rekh ka kam mahabuddhiman bhishm aur dronachary ko mila. uttam varn ke svarn tatha ratnoan ko parakhane, rakhane aur dakshina dene ke kary mean raja ne kripachary ki niyukti ki. isi prakar doosare-doosare shreshth purushoan ko yathayogy bhinn-bhinn karyoan mean lagaya. nakul ke dvara sammanapoorvak bulakar laye hue vahvik, dhritarashtr, somadatt aur jayadrath vahaan ghar ke malik ki tarah sukhaparvook rahane aur ichchhanusar vicharane lage. sampoorn dharmoan ke jnata vidooraji dhan ko vyay karane ke kary mean niyukt kiye gaye the tatha raja duryodhan kar dene vale rajaoan se sab prakar ki bheant svikar karane aur vyavastha poorvak rakhane ka kam sanbhal rahe the. sab logoan se ghire hu bhagavan shrikrishn sabako santusht karane ki ichchha se svayan hi brahmanoan charan pakharane mean lage the, jisase uttam phal ki prapti hoti hai. dharmaraj yudhishthir aur unaki sabha ko dekhane ki ichchha se aye hue rajaoan mean se koee bhi aisa nahian tha, jo ek hajar svarn mudraoan se kam bheant laya ho. pratyek raja bahusankhyak ratnoan ki bheant dekar dharmaraj yudhishhiir ke dhan ki vriddhi karane laga. sabhi raja yah ho d lagakar dhan de rahe the ki kurunandan yudhishthir kisi prakar mere hi diye hue ratnoan ke dan se apana yajn sampoorn karean. rajanh! jinake shikhar yajn dekhen ke liye aye hue devataoan ke vimanoan ka sparsh kar rahe the, jo jalashayoan se paripoorn aur senaoan se ghire hue the, un sundar bhavanoan, indradi lokapaloan ke vimanoan, brahmanoan ke nivasasthanoan tatha param samooddhi se sampann ratnoan se paripoorn vitr evan viman ke tuly bane hue divy grihoan se samagat rajaoan se tatha asim shri samriddhiyoan se mahatma kuntinandan yudhishthir ki vah sabha b di shoma pa rahi thi. maharaj yudhishthir apani anupam samriddhi dvara varunadevata ki barabari kar rahe the. unhoanne yajn mean chh: agniyoan ki sthapana karake paryapt dakshina dekar us yajn ke dvara bhagavan ka yajan kiya. raja ne us yajn mean aye hue sab logoan ko unaki sabhi kamanaean poorn kare santusht kiya. vah yajnasamaroh ann se bharapoora tha, usamean khane pine ki sab samagriyaan paryapt matra mean sada prastut rahati thian. vah yajn kha pikar tript hue logoan se hi poorn tha. vahaan koee bhookha nahian rahane pata tha tatha uv utsav samaroh mean sab aur ratnoan ka hi upahar diya jata tha. mantrashiksha mean nipun maharshiyoan dvara vistarapoorvak kiye jane vale us yajn mean ida (mantr path evan stuti), ghritahom tatha lit adi shakakaly padarthoan ki ahutiyoan se devatalog tript ho gaye. jis prakar devata tript hue usi prakar dakshina mean ann aur mahan dhan pakar brahman bhi tript ho gaye. adhik kya kaha jay, us yajn mean sabhi varn ke log b de prasann the, sabako poorn tripti mili thi.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat sabha parv mean ullekhit kathaean

---

sabhakriya parv
shrikrishn ki ajnanusar mayasur dvara sabha bhavan nirman | shrikrishn ki dvaraka yatra | mayasur ka bhim-arjun ko gada aur shankh dena | may dvara nirmit sabha bhavan mean yudhishthir ka pravesh
lokapal sabhakhyan parv
narad ka yudhishthir ko prashn roop mean shiksha dena | yudhishthir ki divy sabhaoan ke vishay mean jijnasa | indr sabha ka varnan | yamaraj ki sabha ka varnan | varun ki sabha ka varnan | kuber ki sabha ka varnan | brahmaji ki sabha ka varnan | raja harishchandr ka mahatmy
rajasooyarambh parv
yudhishthir ka rajasooyavishayak sankalp | shrikrishn ki rajasooy yajn ki sammati | jarasandh ke vishay mean yudhishthir, bhim aur shrikrishn ki batachit | jarasandh par jit ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka utsahahin hona | shrikrishn dvara arjun ki bat ka anumodan | yudhishthir ko jarasandh ki utpatti ka prasang sunana | jara rakshasi ka apana parichay dena | chandakaushik dvara jarasandh ka bhavishy kathan
jarasandh vadh parv
shrikrishn, arjun aur bhim ki magadh yatra | shrikrishn dvara magadh ki rajadhani ki prashansa | shrikrishn aur jarasandh ka sanvad | jarasandh ki yuddh ke lie taiyari | jarasandh ka shrikrishn ke sath vair ka varnan | bhim aur jarasandh ka bhishan yuddh | bhim dvara jarasandh ka vadh | jarasandh dvara bandi rajaoan ki mukti
digvijay parv
pandavoan ki digvijay ke lie yatra | arjun dvara anek rajaoan tatha bhagadatt ki parajay | arjun ka anek parvatiy deshoan par vijay pana | kimpurush, hatak, uttarakuru par arjun ki vijay | bhim ka poorv disha mean jitane ke lie prasthan | bhim ka anek rajaoan se bhari dhan-sampati jitakar indraprasth lautana | sahadev dvara dakshin disha ki vijay | nakul dvara pashchim disha ki vijay
rajasooy parv
shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka rajasooy yajn ki diksha lena | rajasooy yajn mean rajaoan, kauravoan tatha yadavoan ka agaman | rajasooy yajn ka varnan
arghabhiharan parv
rajasooy yajn mean brahmanoan tatha rajaoan ka samagam | bhishm ki anumati se shrikrishn ki agrapooja | shishupal ke akshepapoorn vachan | yudhishthir ka shishupal ko samajhana | bhishm ka shishupal ke akshepoan ka uttar dena | bhagavan narayan ki mahima | bhagavan narayan dvara madhu-kaitabh vadh | varah avatar ki sankshipt katha | nrisianh avatar ki sankshipt katha | vaman avatar ki sankshipt katha | dattatrey avatar ki sankshipt katha | parashuram avatar ki sankshipt katha | shriram avatar ki sankshipt katha | shrikrishn avatar ki sankshipt katha | kalki avatar ki sankshipt katha | shrikrishn ka prakaty | kaliy-mardan evan dhenukasur vadh | arishtasur evan kans vadh | shrikrishn aur balaram ka vidyabhyas | shrikrishn ka guru ko dakshina roop mean unake putr ka jivan dena | narakasur ka sainikoan sahit vadh | shrikrishn ka solah hajar kanyaoan ko patniroop mean svikar karana | shrikrishn ka indralok jakar aditi ko kundal dena | dvarakapuri ka varnan | rukmini ke mahal ka varnan | satyabhama sahit any raniyoan ke mahal ka varnan | shrikrishn aur balaram ka dvaraka mean pravesh | shrikrishn dvara banasur par vijay | bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn mahatmy ka upasanhar | sahadev ki rajaoan ko chunauti
shishupal vadh parv
yudhishthir ko bhishm ka santvana dena | shishupal dvara bhishm ki ninda | shishupal ki batoan par bhim ka krodh | bhishm dvara shishupal ke janm ka vritaantt ka varnan | bhishm ki batoan se chidhe shishupal ka unhean phatakarana | shrikrishn dvara shishupal vadh | rajasooy yajn ki samapti | shrikrishn ka svadeshagaman
dyoot parv
vyasaji ki bhavishyavani se yudhishthir ki chinta | duryodhan ka may nirmit sabha bhavan ko dekhana | yudhishthir ke vaibhav ko dekhakar duryodhan ka chintit hona | pandavoan par vijay prapt karane ke lie duryodhan-shakuni ki batachit | duryodhan ka dyoot ke lie dhritarashtr se anurodh | dhritarashtr ka vidur ko indraprasth bhejana | duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko apane dukh aur chinta ka karan batana | yudhishthir ko bheant mean mili vastuoan ka duryodhan dvara varnan | duryodhan dvara yudhishthir ke abhishek ka varnan | duryodhan ko dhritarashtr ka samajhana | duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko ukasana | dyootakrida ke lie sabha ka nirman | dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko bulane ke lie vidur ko ajna dena | vidur aur dhritarashtr ki batachit | vidur aur yudhishthir batachit tatha yudhishthir ka hastinapur ana | jue ke anauchity ke sambandh mean yudhishthir-shakuni sanvad | dyootakrida ka arambh | jue mean shakuni ke chhal se yudhishthir ki har | dhritarashtr ko vidur ki chetavani | vidur dvara jue ka ghor virodh | duryodhan ka vidur ko phatakarana aur vidur ka use chetavani dena | yudhishthir ka dhan, rajy, bhaee, draupadi sahit apane ko bhi harana | vidur ka duryodhan ko phatakarana | du:shasan ka sabha mean draupadi ko kesh pak dakar ghasitakar lana | sabhasadoan se draupadi ka prashn | bhim ka krodh evan arjun ko unhean shant karana | vikarn ki dharmasangat bat ka karn dvara virodh | draupadi ka chiraharan | vidur dvara prahlad ka udaharan dekar sabhasadoan ko virodh ke lie prerit karana | draupadi ka chetavani yukt vilap evan bhishm ka vachan | duryodhan ke chhal-kapatayukt vachan aur bhim ka roshapoorn udgar | karn aur duryodhan ke vachan evan bhim ki pratijna | draupadi ko dhritarashtr se var prapti | kauravoan ko marane ko udyat hue bhim ko yudhishthir ka shant karana | dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko sara dhan lautakar indraprasth jane ka adesh
anudyoot parv
duryodhan ka dhritarashtr se pun: dyutakrida ke lie pandavoan ko bulane ka anurodh | gandhari ki dhritarashtr ko chetavani kintu dhritarashtr ka asvikar karana | dhritarashtr ki ajna se yudhishthir ka pun: jua khelana aur harana | du:shasan dvara pandavoan ka upahas | bhim, arjun, nakul aur sahadev ki bhishan pratijna | vidur ka pandavoan ko dharmapoorvak rahane ka upadesh dena | draupadi ka kunti se vida lena | kunti ka vilap evan nagar ke nar-nariyoan ka shokatur hona | vanagaman ke samay pandavoan ki cheshta | prajajanoan ki shokaturata ke vishay mean dhritarashtr-vidur ka sanvad | sharanagat kauravoan ko dronachary ka ashvasan | dhritarashtr ki chinta aur unaka sanjay ke sath vartalap