भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 61

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

mahabharat-yuddh ke niyam, bhishm ki pratijna rakhane ke liye bhagavanh ne apani pratijna to d di shrikrishn yoan soch rahe the, doosari or bhishm ke banoan se arjun ka rath ghir gaya. kauravoan ki sena ne bhi unhean charoan ore se gher lene ki cheshta ki. usi samay arjun ki sahayata ke liye satyaki pahuanche. unhoanne dekha ki bhishm ki banavarsha se pandavoan ki sena bhayabhit ho gayi hai. pandavoan ki sena ko bhagati huee dekhakar satyaki ne b da josh dilaya aur kshatriy-dharm ki duhaee dekar sabase kaha ki' yuddh se bhagana viroan ka kam nahian hai.' shrikrishn ne dekha ki bhishm ki prachandata uttarottar badhati ja rahi hai aur satyaki ke samajhane par bhi log laut nahian rahe haian, arjun komal yuddh kar rahe haian aur bhishm kathorata ki sima par haian. unhoanne satyaki ko sambodhan karake kaha- 'vir satyaki! jo bhag rahe haian, unhean bhag jane do. jo kh de haian, ve bhi bhag jayean, aj maian akela hi bhishm, dron aur unake anucharoan ko mare dalata hooan. tum kh de rahakar yah khilava d dekho. maian abhi bhayankar chakr hath mean lekar bhishm ko mar dalooanga aur pandavoan ka hit karooanga. maian sab kauravoan aur unake pakshapatiyoan ko marakar yudhishthir ko rajagaddi par baithaooanga.' itana kahakar bhagavanh shrikrishn ne gho doan ki bagador chho d di. hajaroan vajr ke saman kathor, tikhe aur soory ke saman chamakate hue chakr ko lekar ve rath se kood p de. jaise sianh hathi ko marane ke liye dau data hai, vaise hi bhagavanh shrikrishn bhishm ko marane ke liye kauravoan ki sena ki or dau de. unake nilojjval sharir par sunahala pila vastr sthir bijali se yukt varshakalin megh ke saman shobhayaman ho raha tha. unake hath mean chakr b de veg se ghoom raha tha. unake is vesh mean dekhakar sab prani ooanche svar se hahakar karane lage. sab logoan ne yahi samajha ki ab bhishm ka ant samay a gaya hai. bhagavanh shrikrishn ko hath mean chakr lekar apani or ate dekhakar bhishm ke man mean tanik bhi ghabarahat nahian ayi aur n to ve vichalit hi hue. unhoanne apane dhanush ko tankarate hue kaha-' shrikrishn' tum sare jagath ke nivas sthan ho, tum aj hath mean chakr lekar aye ho: ao, maian is vesh mean tumhara svagat karata hooan-tumhean pranam karata hooan, tum apani sharan mean aye hue prani ki raksha karane vale ho n? apane sharanagat ki raksha karo aur mujhe chakr se marakar is rath se gira do.

sanbandhit lekh

bhishm pitamah -akhandanand sarasvati

kram sankhya

vishay

prishth sankhya

1.	vansh parichay aur janm	1
2.	pita ke liye mahanh tyag	6
3.	chitraangad aur vichitraviry ka janm, rajy bhog, mrityu aur satyavati ka shok	13
4.	kaurav-pandavoan ka janm tatha vidyadhyan	24
5.	pandavoan ke utkarsh se duryodhan ko jalan, pandavoan ke sath durvyavahar aur bhishm ka upadesh	30
6.	yudhishthir ka rajasooy-yajn, shrikrishn ki agrapooja, bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ke svarup tatha mahattav ka varnan, shishupal-vadh	34
7.	virat nagar mean kauravoan ki har, bhishm ka upadesh, shrikrishn ka doot banakar jana, phir bhishm ka upadesh, yuddh ki taiyari	42
8.	mahabharat-yuddh ke niyam, bhishm ki pratijna rakhane ke liye bhagavanh ne apani pratijna to d di	51
9.	bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ka mahatmy kathan, bhishm ki pratijna-raksha ke liye pun: bhagavanh ka pratijna bhang, bhishm ka ran mean patan	63
10.	shrikrishn ke dvara bhishm ka dhyan,bhishm pitamah se upadesh ke liye anurodh	81
11.	pitamah ka upadesh	87
12.	bhishm ke dvara bhagavanh shrikrishn ki antim stuti aur deh-tyag	100
13.	mahabharat ka divy upadesh	105
	aantim prishth	108