महाभारत कथा -राजगोपालाचार्य पृ. 120

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35.ashh‍tavakr lomash ke sath tirthatan karate hue ek bar paandav ek aise van mean ja pahuanche jo upanishadoan mean shh‍vetaketu ke ashram ke nam se varnit hai. us pavitr van ke bare mean lomash rrishi ne yudhishthir ko katha sunaee- maharshi uddalak vedanh‍t ka prachar karane vale mahath‍maoan mean shreshh‍th mane jate the. unake shishh‍yoan mean se kaho d bhi ek the. kaho d achary ki khoob seva-tahal karate the aur b de sanyami the; par likhane-padhane mean tej n the is karan uddalak ke doosare shishh‍y kaho d ki hansi u date the. phir bhi uddalak ne kaho d ke shil-sh‍vabhav aur sanyam se khush hokar apani kanh‍ya sujata unh‍hean bh‍yah di. kuho d se sujata ke ek putr hua. kahate haian ki vah jab garbh mean tha tabhi usako sare ved ate the. kinh‍tu pita kaho d to the avidvan. ved-manh‍troan ka n to thik-thik uchh‍charan kar sakate the, n sh‍var sahit ga hi sakate the. is karan unaka galat salat ved-path garbh ke shishu ke lie asahy ho utha aur vah vahaan tedha-medha ho gaya. tedhe-medhe sharir ke karan bachh‍che ka nam 'ashh‍tavakr' p d gaya. ashh‍tavakr ne balakapan mean hi b di vidvatta ka parichay diya. jab vah barah sal ke the tabhi ved-vedaangoan ka adhh‍yayan poorn kar chuke the. ek bar balak ashh‍tavakr ne suna ki mithila mean raja janak ek bhari yajn kar rahe haian, jisamean b de-b de panditoan ka shash‍trarth hone vala hai. yah sun ashh‍tavakr turanh‍t apane bhanaje shh‍vetaketu ko bhi sath lekar yajn ke lie chal p de. mithila nagari mean pahuanchakar vah yajnashala ki or ja hi rahe the ki s dak par raja janak parivar ke sath jate hue dikhaee diye. raj sevak age-age kahate ja rahe the- "rajadhiraj janak a rahe haian. hat jao, rash‍ta do, rash‍ta do." ashh‍tavakr ko jab naukaroan ne rash‍te se hatane ke lie kaha to unh‍hoanne javab diya- "shash‍troan mean kaha gaya hai ki anh‍dhe, apahij, auratean aur bojha uthane vale jab a rahe hoan to sh‍vayan raja ko unake lie rash‍ta dena chahie, aur agar ved padhe hue brahman ja rahe hoan to raja unako rash‍te se hatane ke lie nahian kah sakata. samajhe!" balak ki ganbhir batean sunakar rajarshi janak dang rah gaye. vah bole- "brahman putr thik kahate haian. ag ke age chhote-b de ka anh‍tar nahian hota. ag ki jara-si chinagari bhi sare jangal ko jala sakati hai. isalie hat jao, brahman-putr ko rash‍ta do." kahakar raja janak ne apane parivar sahit hatakar ashh‍tavakr ko rash‍ta de diya. ashh‍tavakr aur shh‍vetaketu yajnashala mean pravesh karane lage. "yahaan balakoan ka kh‍ya kam? ved padhe hue log hi is yajnashala mean ja sakate haian." dvarapal ne yah kahakar l dakoan ko roka. ashh‍tavakr ne uttar diya- "ham balak nahian haian. diksha lekar ved sikh chuke haian. jo vedanh‍t ka jnan praph‍t kar chuke hoan unaki ayu ya bahari shakh‍l soorat dekhakar koee unh‍hean balak nahian thahara sakata." aur yah kahakar ashh‍tavakr yajnashala ke aandar ghusane lage.

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mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary

adhyay

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prishth sankhya

1.	ganesh ji ki shart	1
2.	devavrat	4
3.	bhishm-pratijna	7
4.	amba aur bhishm	9
5.	kach aur devayani	13
6.	devayani ka vivah	18
7.	yayati	24
8.	vidur	26
9.	kunti	29
10.	pandu ka dehavasan	31
11.	bhim	32
12.	karn	34
13.	dronachary	37
14.	lakh ka ghar	40
15.	paandavoan ki raksha	44
16.	bakasur-vadh	48
17.	draupadi svayanvar	54
18.	indraprasth	58
19.	sarang ke bachche	64
20.	jarasandh	67
21.	jarasandh-vadh	70
22.	agr-pooja	73
23.	shakuni ka pravesh	76
24.	khelane ke lie bulava	79
25.	baji	82
26.	draupadi ki vh‍yatha	86
27.	dhritarashh‍t ki chinh‍ta	90
28.	shrikrishh‍n ki pratijna	93
29.	pashupat	96
30.	vipada kis par nahian p dati ?	101
31.	agash‍th‍y muni	105
32.	rrishh‍yashrriang	109
33.	yavakrit ki tapash‍ya	113
34.	yavakrit ki mrith‍yu	115
35.	vidya aur vinay	118
36.	ashh‍tavakr	120
37.	bhim aur hanuman	122
38.	‘maian bagula nahian hooan’	127
39.	dvesh karane vale ka ji kabhi nahian bharata’	130
40.	duryodhan apamanit hota hai’	133
41.	krishh‍n ki bhookh’	136
42.	mayavi sarovar	140
43.	yaksh prashh‍n	143
44.	anuchar ka kam	146
45.	ajnatavas	151
46.	virat ki raksha	155
47.	rajakumar uttar	159
48.	pratijna-poorti	163
49.	virat ka bhram	167
50.	mantrana	171
51.	parth-sarathi	176
52.	mama vipaksh mean	178
53.	devaraj ki bhool	180
54.	nahush	183
55.	rajadoot sanjay	187
56.	suee ki nok jitani bhoomi bhi nahian	191
57.	shaantidoot shrikrishh‍n	194
58.	mamata evan kartavh‍y	199
59.	kauravoan aur paandavoan ke senapati	202
60.	balaram	204
61.	ru‍kmini	207
62.	asahayog	210
63.	gita ki uth‍patti	213
64.	ashirvad-prapti	215
65.	pahala din	217
66.	doosara din	220
67.	tisara din	223
68.	chautha din	227
69.	paanchavaan din	231
70.	chhatha din	233
71.	satavaan din	236
72.	athavaan din	239
73.	navaan din	242
74.	bhishh‍m ka aant	244
75.	pitamah aur karn	246
76.	senapati dron	248
77.	duryodhan ka kuchakr	249
78.	barahavaan din	252
79.	shoor bhagadatt	255
80.	abhimanh‍yu	260
81.	abhimanh‍yu ka vadh	264
82.	putr-shok	267
83.	siandhuraj	271
84.	abhimantrit kavach	275
85.	yudhishthir ki chianta	279
86.	yudhishthir ki kamana	283
87.	karn aur bhim	286
88.	kuanti ka diya vachan	290
89.	bhoorishrava ka vadh	293
90.	jayadrath-vadh	297
91.	achary dron ka aant	299
92.	karn bhi mara gaya	302
93.	duryodhan ka aant	305
94.	paandavoan ka sharminda hona	309
95.	ashvatthama	313
96.	ab vilap karane se kya labh	316
97.	saantvana kaun de?	318
98.	yudhishthir ki vedana	321
99.	shok aur saanth‍vana	324
100.	eershya	326
101.	uttank muni	329
102.	ser bhar ata	332
103.	paandavoan ka dhritarashtr ke prati bartav	336
104.	dhritarashtr	338
105.	tinoan vriddhoan ka avasan	341
106.	shrikrishn ka lila-sanvaran	342
107.	dharmaputr yudhishthir	344
108.	aantim prishth	346