mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘arghabhiharan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 38 ke anusar arishtasur evan kans vadh ki katha ka varnan is prakar hai[1]-
vishay soochi
shri krishn dvara govardhan lila evan arisht ka vadh
tatpashchath mahatejasvi shrikrishn gauoan ke vraj mean jakar gopabalakoan dvara kiye jane vale giriyajn mean sammilit ho vahaan sarvabhoot srashta eeshvar ke roop mean apane ko prakat karake (giriraj ke liye samarpit) khir ko svayan hi khane lage. unhean dekhakar sab gop bhagavadh buddhi se shrikrishn ke us svaroop ki hi pooja karane lage. gopaloan dvara poojit shrikrishn ne divy roop dharan kar liya. shatrumardan yudhishthir! (jab indr varsha kar rahe the, us samay) balak vasudev ne gauoan ki raksha ke liye ek saptah tak govardhan parvat ko apane hath par utha rakha tha. bharatanandan! us sayam shrikrishn ne khel khel mean hi atyant dushkar karm kar dala, jo sab logoan ke liy atyant adbhut sa tha. devadhidev indr ne bhootal par jakar jab shrikrishn ko (govardhan dharan kiye) dekha, tab unhean b di prasannata huee. unhoanne shrikrishn ko ‘govind’ nam dekar unaka (‘gavendr’ pad par) abhishek kiya. devaraj indr govind ko hriday se lagakar unaki anumati le svarg lok ko chale gaye. tadanantar shrikrishn ne pashuoan ke hit ki kamana se vrishabh roop dhari arisht namak daity ko vagepoorvak mar giraya.[1]
shrikrishn dvara keshi, chanoor adi asuroan ka vadh
rajanh! vraj mean keshi nam ka ek daity rahata tha, jisaka sharir gho de ke saman tha. usamean das hajar hathiyoan ka bal tha. kuntinandan! us ashv roopadhari daity ko bhojakulotpann kans ne bheja tha. vrindavan mean ane par purushottam shrikrishn ne use bhi arishtasur ki bhaanti mar diya. kans ke darabar mean ek andhradeshiy mall tha, jisaka nam tha chanoor. vah ek mahanh asur tha. shrikrishn ne use bhi mar dala. bharatanandan! (kans ka bhaee) shatrunashak sunama kans ki sari sena ka agua senapati tha. govind abhi balak the, to bhi unhoanne sunama ko mar diya.. bharat! (dangal dekhane ke liye jute hue) jan samaj mean yuddh ke liye taiyar kh de hue mushtik namak pahalavan ko balaramaji ne akha de mean hi mar diya.[1] yudhishthir! us samay shrikrishn ne kans ke man mean bhari bhay utpann kar diya. hathiyoan mean shreshth kuvalayapid ko, jo airavat kul mean utpann hua tha aur shrikrishn ko kuchal dena chahata tha, shrikrishn ne kans ke dekhate-dekhate hi mar giraya. phir shatrunashan shrikrishn ne sab logoan ke samane hi kans ko marakar ugrasen ko rajapad par abhishikt kar diya aur apane mata-pita devaki vasudev ke charanoan mean pranam kiya. is prakar janardan ne kitane hi adbhut kary kiye aur kuchh dinoan tak balaramaji ke sath ve mathura mean rahe. tat yudhishthir! tadanantar ve donoan dharmajn bhaee guru sandipani ke yahaan (ujjayinipuri mean) vidyadhyayan ke liye gaye.[2]
tika tippani aur sandarbh
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
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj