नृसिंह अवतार की संक्षिप्त कथा

mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘arghabhiharan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 38 ke anusar nrisianh avatar ki sankshipt katha ka varnan is prakar hai-

hiranyakashipu ka tapasya karana

ab nrisianhavatar ka varnan suno, jisamean narasianh roop dharan kar ke bhagavan ne hiranyakashipu namak daity ka vadh kiya tha. rajanh! prachin kal mean detavoan ka shatru hiranyakashipu samast daityoan ka raja tha. vah balavanh to tha hi, use apane bal ka ghamand bhi bahut tha. vah tinoan lokoan ke liye kantak roop ho raha tha. parakrami hiranyakashpiu dhir aur balavanh tha. daityakul ka adipurush vahi tha. rajanh! usane van mean jakar b di bhari tapasya ki. sadhe gyarah hajar varshoan tak poorvokt tapasya ke hetu bhoot jap aur upavas mean sanlagn rahane se vah thooanthe kath ke saman avichal aur dridhatapoorvak maunavrat ka palan karane vala ho gaya.

brahma ji ka hiranyakashipu ko var dena

nishpap naresh! usake itandiyasanyam, manonigrah, brahmachary, tapasya tatha shauch santoshadi niyamoan ke palan se brahmaji ke man mean b di prasannata huee. bhoopal! tadanantar svayambhoo bhagavan brahma hans jute hue soory ke saman tejasvi viman dvara svayan vahaan padhare. unake sath adity, vasu, sadhy, marudran, devagatan, rudragan, vishvedev, yaksh, rakshas, kinnar, disha, vidisha, nadi, samudr, nakshatr, muhoort, anyany akashachari grah, tapasvi devarshi, siddh, saptarshi, punyatma rajarshi, gandharv tatha apsaraean bhi thian. brahmaji ne kaha- uttam vrat ka palan karane vale daityaraj! tum mere bhakt ho. tumhari is tapasya se maian bahut prasann hooan. tumhara bhala ho. tum koee var maangoan aur manovachchhit vastu prapt karo. hiranyakashipu bola- surashreshth! mujhe devata, asur, gandharv, yaksh, nag, rakshas, manushy aur pishach- koee bhi n mar sake. lokapitamah! tapasvi rrishi-maharshi kupit hokar mujhe shap bhi n deean yahi var maianne maanga hai. n shastr se, n astr se, n parvat se n vririksh se, n sookhe se, n gile se aur n doosare hi kisi ayudh se mera vadh ho. pitamah! n akash mean, n prithvi par, n rat mean, n din mean tatha n bahar aur bhitar hi mera vadh ho sake. pashu ya mrig, pakshi athava sarisrip (sarp-bichchhoo) adi se bhi meri mrityu n ho. devadev! yadi ap var de rahe haian to maian inhian varo ko lena chahata hooan. brahmaji ne kaha- tat! ye divy aur adbhut var maianne tumhean de diye. vats! isamean sanshay nahian ki sampoorn kamanaoan sahit in manovanchhit varoan ko tum avashy prapt kar loge. bhishm ji kahate haian- yudhishthir! aisa kahakar bhagavan brahma akash marg se chale gaye aur brahmalok mej jakar brahmarshiganoan se sevit hokar atyant shobha pane lage. tadanantar devata, nag, gandharv or muni us varadan ka samachar sunakar brahmaji ki sabha mean upasthit hue.

devataoan ka chintit hona

devata bole- is var ke prabhav se vah asur ham logoan ko bahut kasht dega, at: ap prasann hoiye or usake vadh ka koee upay sochiye. kyoanki ap hi sampoorn bhootoan ke adi srashta, svayambhoo, sarvavyapi, havy-kavy se nirmata tatha avyakt prakriti aur dhruvasvaroop haian. bhishm kahate haian- yudhishthir devataoan ka yah lokahitakari vachan sunakar divyashaktisampann bhagavan prajapati ne un sab devaganoan se is prakar kaha. brahmaji ne kaha- devataoan! us asur ko apani tapasya ka phal avashy prapt hoga. phal bhog ke dvara jab tapasya ki samapti ho jayagi, tab bhagavan vishnu svayan hi usaka vadh kareange.

hiranyakishapu ka aantak

bhishmaji kahate haian- yudhishthir brahmaji ke dvara is prakar usake vadh ki bat sunakar sab devata prasannatapoorvak apane divy dham ko chale gaye. daity hiranyakashipu brahmaji ka var pate hi samast praja ko kasht pahuanchane laga. varadan se usaka ghamand bahut badh gaya tha. vah daityoan ka raja hokar rajy bhogane laga. jhud ke jhuand daity use ghere rahate the. usane satoan dvipoan aur anek lok kalokantaroan ko balapoorvak apane vash mean kar liya. us mahanh asur ne tinoan lokoan mean rahane vale samast devataoan ko jitakar sampoorn divy lokoan aur vahaan ke divy bhogoan par adhikar prapt kar liya. is prakar tinoan logoan ko apani adhin karake vah daity svarg lok mean niva karane laga. varadan ke mad se unmatt ho danav hiranyakashipu devalok ka nivasi ban baitha. tadanantar vah mahan asur any samast lokoan ko jit kar yah sochane laga ki maian hi indr ho jaooan, chandrama, agni, vayu, soory, jal, akash, nakshatr, dasoan dishaean, krodh, kam, varun, vasugan, aryama, dhan dene vale dhanadhyaksh, yaksh aur kimpurushoan ka svami- ye sab maian hi ho jaooan. aisa sochakar usane svayan hi balapoorvak un-un padoan par adhikar jama liya. unake sthan grahan karake un sabake kary vah svayan dekhane laga. uttam devashigan shreshth yajnoan dvara jin devataoan ka yajan karate the, un sabake sthan par vah svayan hi yajnabhag ka adhikari ban baitha. narak mean p de hue sab jivoan ko vahaan se nikalakar usane svarg ka nivasi bana diya. balavan daityaraj ne ye sab kary karake muniyoan ke ashramoan par dhava kiya aur kathor vrat ka palan karane vale satyadharm parayan evan jitendriy mahabhag muniyoan ko satana arambh kiya. usane daityoan ko yajn ka adhikari banaya aur devataoan ko us kidhakar se vanchit kar diya. jahaan-jahaan devata jate the, vahaan-vahaan vah unaka pichha karata tha. devataoan ke sare sthan h dapakar vah svayan hi triloki ke rajy ka palan karane laga. us duratma ke rajy karate paanch karo d ikasath lakh sath hajar varsh vyatit ho gaye. itane varsho tak daityaraj hiranyakashipu ne divy bhogoan aur aishvary ka upabhog kiya.

devataoan ka atyachar se pi dit ho brahmaji ke pas jana

mahabali daityaraj hiranyakashipu ke dvara atyant pi dit ho indr adi sab devata brahmalok mean gaye aur brahmaji ke pas pahuanchakar khedagrast ho hath jo dakar bole. devataoan ne kaha- bhoot, vartaman aur bhavishy ke svami bhagavan pitamah! ham yahaan apaki sharan mean aye haian. ap hamari raksha kijiye. ab hamean us daitay se din rat ghor bhay ki prapti ho rahi hai. bhagavan! ap sampoorn bhootoan ke adisrashta, svayambhoo, sarvavyapi, havy kavyoan ke nirmata, avyakt prakriti evan nitay svaroop haian.

devataoan ka bhagavan narayan se sahayata maangana

brahmaji bole- devatao! suno, aisi vipatit ko samajhana mere liye bhi atyanat kathin hai. antaryami bhagavan narayan hi hamari sahayata kar sakate haian. ve vishvaroop, mahatejasvi, avyaktasvaroop, sarvavyapi, avinashi tatha sampoorn bhootoan ke liye achinty haian. sankat kal mean mere aur tumhore ve hi param gati haian. bhagavan narayan avyakt se pare haian aur mera avirbhav avyakt se hua hai. mujh se samast praja sampoorn lok tatha devata aur asur bhi utpann hue haian. devataoan! jaise maian tum logoan ka janak hooan, usi prakar bhagavan narayan meere janak haian. maian sabaka pitamah hooan aur ve bhagavan vishnu prapitamah haian. devataoan! is hiranyakashipu namak daity ka ve vishnu hi sanhar kareange. unake liye kuchh bhi asambhav nahian hai, at: sab log unhian ki sharan mean jao, vilamb n karo. bhishm kahate haian- bharatashreshth! pitamah brahma ka yah vachan sunakar sab devata unake sath hi kshir samudr ke tatapar gaye. adity, marudran, sadhy, vishveedev, vasu, rudr, maharshi, sundar roop vale ashvini kumar tatha anyany jo divy yoni ke purush haian, ve sab arthat apane ganoan sahit samast devata chaturmukh brahmaji ko age karake shvetadvip mean upasthit hue. kshirasamudr ke tat par pahuanchakar sab devata anant namak sheshanag ki shayya par shayan karane vale anant evan uddipt tej se prakashaman un sharanagat vatsal sanatan devata shrivishnu ke sammukh upasthit hue, jo sabake sanatan param gati haian. ve prabhu devasvaroop, vedamay, yajnaroop, brahman ko devata manane vale, mahanh bal aur parakram ke ashray, bhoot, vartaman aur bhavishy roop, sarvasamarth, vishvavandit, sarvavyapi, divy shaktisampann tatha sharanagatak rakshak haian. ve sab devata unhian bhagavan narayan ki sharan mean gaye. devata bole- deveshvar! aj ap hiranyakashipu ka vadh karake hamari raksha kijiye. surashreshth! ap hi hamari aur brahma adi ke bhi dharan poshan karane vale parameshvar haian. khile hue kamal dal ke saman netroan vale narayan! ap shatrupaksh ko bhay pradan karane vale haian. prabho! aj ap daityoan ka vinash karane ke liye udyat ho hamare sharanadata hoiye.

bhagavan dvara devataoan ko saantvana dena

bhishmaji kahate haian- yudhishthir! devataoan ki yah bat sunakar pavitr kirti vale bhagavan vishnu ne us samay sampoorn bhootoan se addrishy rahakar bolana arambh kiya. shribhagavan bole- devataoan! bhay chho d do. maian tumhean abhay deta hooan. devagan! tum log avilamb svargalok mean jaoan aur pahale ki hi bhaanti vahaan nirbhay hokar raho. maian varadan pakar ghamand mean bhare hue danavaraj hiranyakashipu ko, jo deveshvaroan ke liye bhi avadhy ho raha hai, sev ko sahit abhi mar dalata hooan. brahmaji ne kaha- bhoot, bhavishy, aur vartaman ke svami narayan! ye devata bahut dukhi ho gaye haian, at: ap daityaraj hiranyakashipu ko shighr mar daliye. usaki mrityu ka samay a gaya hai, isamean vilamb nahian hona chahiye. shribhagavan bole- brahma tatha devataoan! maian shighr hi us daity ka nash karooanga, at: tum sab log apane-apane divyalok mean jao. bhishmaji kahate haian- yudhishthir! aisa kahakar bhagavan vishnu ne deveshvaroan ko vida karake adha sharir manushy ka aur adha sianh ka sa banakar narasianh vigrah dharan karake ek hath se doosare hath ko rag date hue b da bhayankar roop bana liya. ve mahatejasvi narasianh muanh baye hue kal ke saman jan p date the.

bhagavan ka nrisianh roop mean hiranyakashipu ke pas jana

rajanh! tadanantar bhagavan vishnu hiranyakashipu ke pas gaye. nrisianharoop dhari mahabali bhagavan shrihari ko aya dekh daityoan ne kupit hokar un par astr shastroan ki varsha arambh ki. unake dvara chalaye hue sabhi shastroan ko bhagavan kha gaye, sath hi unhoanne us yuddh mean kee hajar daityoan ka sanhar ka dala. krodh mean bhare hue un sabhi mahabalavan daityeshvaroan ka vinash karake atyant kupit ho bhagavan ne balonmatt daityaraj hiranyakashipu par dhava kiya. bhagavan nrisianh ki aangakanti meghoan ki ghata ke saman shyam thi. ve meghoan ki gambhir garjana ke saman daha d rahe the. unaka uddipt tej bhi meghoan ke hi saman shobh pata tha aur ve meghoan ke hi saman mahanh vegashali the.

hiranyakashipu ka vadh

bhagavan nrisianh ko aya dekh devataoan se dvesh rakhane vala dusht daity hiranyakashipu unaki or dau da. kupit sianh ke saman parakrami us atyant balashali, darpayukt evan daityaganoan se surakshit daity ko samane aya dekh mahatejasvi bhagavan nrisianh ne nakhoan ke tikhe agrabhagoan ke dvara us daity ke sath ghor yuddh kiya. phir sandhyakal ane par b di utavali ke sath use pak dakar ve rajabhavanaki dehali par baith gaye. tadanantar unhoanne pani jaanghoan par daityaraj ko rakhakar nakhoan se usaka vaksh:sthal vidirn kar dala. surashreshth shrihari ne varadan se ghamand mean bhare hue mahabali mahaparakrami daityaraj ko b de veg se mar dala. is prakar hiranyakashipu tatha usake anuyayi sab daityoan ka sanhar karake mahatesvi bhagavan shrihari ne devataoan tatha prajajanoan ka hitasadhar kiya aur is prithvi par dharm ki sthapana karake ve b de prasann hue. pandunandan! yah maianne tumhean sankshep se nrisianhavatar ki katha sunayi hai.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat sabha parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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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