- mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘lokapal sabhakhyan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 12 ke anusar raja harishchandr ka mahatmy ka varnan is prakar hai[1]-
yudhishthir bole- vaktaoan mean shreshth bhagavan! jaisa apane mujh se varnan kiya hai, us ke anusar soory putr yam ki sabha mean hi adhikaansh raja logoan ki sthiti batayi gayi hai. prabho! varun ki sabha mean to adhikaansh nag, daityendr, saritaean aur samudr hi bataye gaye hai. isi prakar dhanadhyaksh kuber ki sabha mean yaksh, guhyak, rakshas, gandharv, apsara tatha bhagavan shankar ki upasthiti ka varnan hua hai. brahmaji ki sabha mean apane maharshiyoan, sampoorn devaganoan tatha samast shastroan ki sthiti batayi hai. parantu mune! inhdr ki sabha mean apane adhikaansh devataoan ki hi upasthiti ka varnan kiya hai aur tho de se vibhinhn ganhdharvoan evan maharshiyoan ki bhi sthiti batayi hai. mahamune! mahatma devaraj indr ki sabha mean apane rajarshiyoan mean se ek matr harishvandr ka hi nam liya hai. niyamapoorvak vrat ka palan karane vale maharshe! unhoanne kaun-sa karm athava kaun- si tapasya ki hai, jis se ve mahan yashasvi hokar devaraj indr se spardha kar rahe haian. vipravar! apane pitrilok mean jakar mere pita mahabhag pandu ko bhi dekha tha, kis prakar ve ap se mile the? bhagavan! unhoanne ap se kya kaha? yah mujhe bataiye. suvat! ap se yah sab kuchh sunane ke liye mere man mean b di utkantha hai.
narad ji ne kaha - shaktishali rajendr! tum ne jo rajarshi harishchandr ke vishay mean mujh se poochha hai, us ke uttar mean maian un buddhiman naresh ka mahatmy bata raha hooan, suno. ikshvaku kul mean trishanku nam se prasiddh ek raja ho gaye haian. vir trishanku ayodhya ke svami the aur vahaan vishvamitr muni ke sath raha karate the. un ki patni ka nam satyavati tha, vah kekay-kul mean utpann huee thi. kurunandan! rani satyavati ke dharmanukul garbh raha. phir samayanusar janm mas prapt hone par mahabhaga rani ne ek nishpap putr ko janm diya, us ka nam hua harishchandr. ve trishanku kumar hi lok vikhyat raja harishchandr kahe gaye haian. raja harishchandr b de balavan aur samast bhoopaloan ke samrat the. bhoomandal sabhi naresh un ki ajna palan karane ke liye sir jhukaye kh de rahate the. janeshvar! unhoanne ek matr svarn vibhooshit jaitr namak rath par chadhakar apane shastroan ke pratap se satoan dvipoan par vijay prapt kar li. maharaj! parvatoan aur vanoan sahit is sari prithvi ko jitakar raja harishchandr ne rajasooy namak mahan yajn ka anushthan kiya. raja ki ajna se samast bhoopaloan ne dhan lakar bheant kiye aur us yajn mean brahmanoan ko bhojan parosan ka kary kiya. maharaj harishchandr ne b di prasannata ke sath us yajn mean yachakoan ko, jitana unhoan ne maanga, usase paanch guna adhik dhan dan kiya. jab agni dev ke visarjan ka avasar aya, us samay unhoanne vibhinn dishaoan se aye hue brahmanoan ko nana prakar ke dhan evan ratn dekar tript kiya. nana prakar ke bhakshy-bhojy padarth, manovanchhit vastuoan ka puraskar tatha ratn rashi ka dan dekar tript evan santusht kiye hue brahmanoan ne raja harishchandr ko ashirvad diye. isiliye ve any rajaoean ki apeksha adhik tejasvi aur yashasvi hue hai.[1]
rajan! bharat shreshth! yahi karan hai ki un sahasroan rajaoan ki apeksha maharaj harishchandr adhik sammanapoorvak indr sabha mean virajaman hote haian - is bat ko tum achchhi tarah jan lo. nareshvar! pratapi harishchandr us mahayajn ko samapt karake jab samrat ke pad par abhishikt hue, us samay un ki b di shobha huee. bharat kulabhooshan! doosare bhi jo bhoopal rajasooy namak mahayajn ka anushthan karate haian, ve devaraj indr ke sath rahakar anand bhogate haian. bharatavarsh! jo log sangram mean pith dikhakar vahian mrityu ka varan kar lete haian, ve bhi devaraj indr ki us sabha mean jakar vahaan anand ka upabhog karate haian. tatha jo log kathor tapasya ke dvara yahaan apane sharir ka tyag karate haian, ve bhi us indr sabha mean jakar tejasvi roop dharan karake sada prakashit hote rahate haian. kauravanandan kunti kumar! tumhare pita pandu ne raja harishchandr ki sampatti dekhakar atyant chakit ho tum se kahane ke liye sandesh diya hai. nareshvar! mujhe manushy lok mean ata jan unhoanne pranam karake mujh se kaha- ‘devarshean! ap yudhishthir se yah kahiyega- ‘bharat! tumhare bhaee tumhari ajna ke adhin haian, tum sari prithvi ko jitane mean samarth ho; atah rajasooy namak shreshth yajn ka anushthan karo. ‘tum-jaise putr ke dvara vah yajn sampann hone par maian bhi shighr hi raja harishchandr ki bhaanti bahut varshoan tak indr bhavan mean anand bhogooang.’ tab maianne pandu se kaha -‘evamastu, yadi maian bhoolok mean jaooanga to ap ke putr raja yudhishthir se kah dooanga.’ purush sianh pandu nandan! tum apane pita ke sankalp ko poora karo. aisa karane par tum poorvajoan ke sath devaraj indr ke lok mean jaoge. rajan! is mahan yajn mean bahut-se vighhn ane ki sambhavana rahati hai; kyoanki yajnanashak brahm rakshas is ka chhidr dhooandhate rahate haian. tatha isaka anushthan hone par koee ek aisa nimitt bhi ban jata hai, jisase prithhvi par vinashakari yuddh upasthit ho jata hai, jo kshatriyoan ke sanhar aur bhoomanhdal ke vinash ka karan hota hai. rajendr! yah sab soch-vicharakar tumhean jo hitakar jan p de, vah karo. charoan varnoan ki raksha ke liye sada savadhan aur udyat raho. sansar mean tumhara abhyuday ho, tum anandit raho aur dhan se brahmanoan ko tript karo. tum ne mujh se jo kuchh poochha tha, vah sab maianne vistarapoorvak bata diya. ab maian yahaan se dvaraka jaooanga, is ke liye tum se anumati chahata hooan.
vaishampayan ji kahate haian - janamejay! kunti kumaroan se aisa kahakar narad ji jin rrishiyoan ke sath aye the, unhian se ghire hue punah chale gaye. narad ji ke chale jane par kurushreshth kunti nandan raja yudhishthir apane bhaiyoan ke sath rajasooy namak shreshth yajn ke vishay mean vichar karane lage.[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