श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा नारद-सृंजय संवाद के रूप में युधिष्ठिर के शोक निवारण का प्रयत्न

mahabharat shanti parv ke ‘rajadharmanushasan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 29 ke anusar shrikrishn dvara narad-srianjay sanvad ke roop mean yudhishthir ke shok nivaran ka prayatn ka varnan is prakar hai-

arjun ka shrikrishn se yudhishthir ko samajhane ka agrah karana

vaishampayan ji kahate haian- janamejay! sabake samajhane bujhane par bhi jab dharmaputr maharaj yudhishthir maun hi rah gaye, tab panduputr arjun ne bhagavan shrikrishn se kaha. arjun bole- madhav! shatruoan ko santap dene vale ye dharmaputr yudhishthir svayan bhaee-bandhuoan ke shok se santapt ho shok ke samudr mean doob gaye haian, ap inhean dhir n bandhaiye. mahabahu janardan! ham sab log puahn mahanh sanshay mean p d gaye haian. ap inake shok ka nash kijiye.

shri krishn ka yudhishthir ko samajhana

vaishampayan ji kahate haian- rajanh! mahamana arjun ke aisa kahane par apani mahima se kabhi chyut n hone vale kamalanayan bhagavan govind raja yudhishthir ki or ghoome- unake sammukh hue. dharmaraj yudhishthir bhagavan shrikrishn ki ajna ka kabhi ullanghan nahian kar sakate the; kyoanki shrikrishn balyavastha se hi unhean arjun se bhi adhik priy the. mhabahu govind ne yudhishthir ki patthar ke bane hue khambhe jaisi chandanacharchit bhuja ko hath mean lekar unaka manoranjan karate hue is prakar bolana arambh kiya. us samay sundar daantoan aur manohar netroan se yukt unaka mukhar vind sooryaday ke samay poornatah vikasit hue kamal ke saman shobha pa raha tha. bhagavan shrikrishn bole- purush sianh! tum shok n karo. shok to sharir ko sukha dene vala hota hai. is sangram mean jo vir mare gaye haian, ve phir sahaj hi mil sakean, yah sambhav nahian hai. rajanh! jaise sapane mean mile hue dhan jagane par mithya ho jate haian, usi prakar jo kshatriy mahasamar mean nasht ho gaye haian, unaka darshan ab durlabh hai. sangram mean shobha pane vale ve sabhi shooravir shatru ka samana karate hue parajit hue haian. unamean se koee bhi pith par chot khakar ya bhagata hua nahian mara gaya hai. sabhi vir mahayuddh mean joojhate hue apane pranoan ka parityag karake astr-shastroan se pavitr ho svargalok mean gaye haian, atah tumhean unake liye shok nahian karana chahiye. kshatriy-dharm mean tatpar rahane vale, ved-vedataoan ke parangat ve sheravir naresh punyamayi vir-gati ko prapt hue haian. pahale ke mare hue mahanubhav bhoopatiyoan ka charitr sunakar tumhean apane un bandhuoan ke liye bhi sheak nahian karana chahiye. is vishay mean ek prachin itihas ka udaharan diya jata hai, jaisa ki in devarshi narad ji ne putr shok se pi dit hue raja srianjan se kaha tha. ’srianjay! maian, tum aur ye samast prajavarg ke log koee bhi sukh aur duahkhoan ke bandhan se mukt nahian hue haian ek din ham sab log mareange bhi. phir isake liye shok kya karana hai? ’nareshvar! maian poorvavarti rajaoan ke mahanh saubhagy ka varnan karata hooan. suno aur savadhan ho jao. isase tumhara duahkh door ho jayaga. ’mare hue mahanubhav bhoopatiyoan ka nam sunakar hi tum apane manasik santap ko shant kar lo aur mujhase vistar poorvak un sabaka parichay suno. ’ un poorvavarti rajaoan ka shravan karane yogy manohar vrittant bahut hi uttam, kroor grahoan ko shant karane vala aur ayu ko badhane vala hai. ’srianjay! hamane suna hai ki avikshith ke putr ve raja marutt bhi mar gaye, jin mahatma naresh ke yajn mean indr tatha varun sahit sampoorn devata aur prajapatigan brihaspati ko age karake padhare the. unhoanne devaraj indr se spardha rakhane ke karan apane yajn vaibhav dvara unhean paraji kar diya tha. indr ka priy chahane vale brihaspati ji ne jab unaka yajn karane se inkar kar diya, tab unhoanne chhote-bhaee sanvart ne maroott ka yajn karaya tha. nripashreshth! raja marutt jab is prithvi ka shasan karate the, us samay yah bina jote-boye hi ann paida karati thi aur samast bhoomandal mean devalayoan ki mala-si drishtigochar hoti thi, jisase is prithvi ki b di shobha hoti thi. ’mahamana marutt ke yajn mean vishve devagan sabhasad the aur marooindr tatha sadhyagan rasoee parosane ka kam karate the. ’marudron ne marutt ke yajn mean us samay khoob somaras ka pan kiya tha. raja ne jo dakshinaean di thian, ve devataoean manushyoan aur gandharvoan ke sabhi yajnoan se badhakar thi. ’srijay! dharm, jnan, vairagy tatha aishvary - in charoan batoan mean raja marutt tum se badh-chadhakar the aur tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye, tab auroan ki kya bat hai? atah tum apane putr ke liye shok n karo. ’srijay! atithisaktakar ke premi raja suhotr bhi jivit nahian rahe, aisa sunane mean aya hai. unake rajy mean indr ne ek varsh tak sone ki varsha ki thi. ’raja suhatr ko pakar prithvi ka vasumati nam sarthak ho gaya tha. jis samay ve janapad ke svami the, un dinoan vahaan ki nadiyaan apane jal ke sath-sath suvarn bahaya karati thian. ’rajanh! lokapoojit indr ne sone ke bane hue bahut se kachhue, kek de, nake, magar, sooans aur matsy un nadiyoan mean giraye the. ’un nadiyoan mean saik doan aur hajaroan ki sankhya mean suvarnamay matsyoan, grahoan aur kachhuoan ko giraya gaya dekh atithi priy raja suhotr ashchary chakit ho uthe the. ’ vah anant suvarn rashi kurujaangal desh mean chha gayi thi. raja suhotr n vahaan yajn kiya aur usamean vah sari dhanarashi brahmanoan mean baant di. ’shvetaputr srijany! ve dharm, jnan, vairagy aur aishvary -in charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badh-chadhakar the aur tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye, tab doosaroan kya bat hai? atah tum apane putr ke liye shok n karo. usane n to koee yajn kiya tha aur n dakshina hi bati thi, atah usake liye shok n karo, shant ho jao. ’srijay! aangad desh ke raja brihadrath ki bhi mrityu huee thi, aisa hamane suna hai. unhoanne yajn karate samay apane vishal yajn mean das lakh shvet gho de aur sone ke abhooshanoan se bhooshit das lakh kanyaean dakshina roop mean baanti thian. ’isi prakar yajaman brihadrath ne us vistrit yajn mean suvarn may kamaloan ki malaoan se alagankrit das lakh hathi bhi dakshina mean baante the. ’unhoanne us yajn mean ek karo d suvarn maladhari gay, bail aur unake sahasroan sevak dakshina roop mean diye.yajaman aang jab vishnu pad parvat par yajn kar rahe the, us samay indr vahaan somaras pikar matavale ho uthe the aur dakshinaoan se brahmanoan par anandonmad chha gaya tha. ’rajendr! prachin kal mean aangaraj ne aise-aise sau yajn kiye the aur un sab mean jo dakshinaean di gayi thian, ve devataoan, gandhavoan aur manushyoan ke yajnoan se badh gayi thian. ’aangaraj ne satoan som-sansthaoan mean jo dhan diya tha, utana jo de sake, aisa doosara n to koee manushy paida hua hai aur n paida hoga. ’srianjay! poorvokt charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean ve brihadrath tumase bahut badhe-chadhe the aur tumhare putr se adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to doosaroan ki kya bat hai? atah tum apane putr ke liye santapt n ho o. ’srijay! jinhoanne is sampoorn prithvi ko cham de ki bhaanti lapet liya tha (sarvatha apane adhin kar liya tha) ve ushinar putr raja shibi bhi mare the, yah hamane suna hai. ’ve apane rath ki gambhir dhvani se prithvi ko pratidhvanit karate hue ekamatr vijayashil rath ke dvara is bhoomandal ka ekachhatr shasan karate the.’aj sansar mean jangali pashuoan sahit jitane gay-bail aur gho de haian, utani sankhya mean ushinar putr shibi ne apane yajn mean keval gauoan ka dan diya kiya. srijay! prajapati brahma ne indr ke tuly parakrami ushinar putr raja shibi ke siva sampoorn rajaoan mean bhoot ya bhavishy agnishtom, atyagnishtom, ukthy, shodashi, vajapey, atiratr aur aptoryam- ye sat som sansthaean haian. kal ke doosare kisi raja ko aisa nahian mana, jo shibi ka karyabhar vahan kar sakata ho. ’srianjay! raja shibi poorvokt charoan kalyanakari batoan mean tumase bahut badhe-chadhe the. tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye, tab doosare ki kya bat hai, atah tum ane putr ke liye shok mat karo. usane n to koee yajn kiya tha, n dakshina hi di thi; atah us putr ke liye shok nahian karana chahiye. ’srianjay! dushyant aur shakuntala ke putr mahadhani maha manasvi bharat bhi mrityu bhi mrityu ke adhin ho gaye, yah hamane suna tha. ’un mahatejasvi dushyant kumar bharat ne poorvakal mean devataoan ki prasannata ke liye yamanua ke tat par chaudah gho de baandhakar utane-utane ashvamedh yajn kiye the.[pahale dronaparv jo solah rajaoan ke prasagan aye hai, unamean aur yahaan ke prasang mean path bhedoan ke karan bahut antar dekha jata hai. vahaan bharat ke dvara yamunatat par sau, sarasvatitatapar sau, tin sau aur gangatatapar char sau ashvamegh yajn kiye gaye the- yah ullekh hai.]unhoanne apane jivan mean ek sahasr ashvamegh aur sau rajasooy yajn sampann kiye the. ’jaise manushy donoan bhujaoan se akash ko tair nahian sakate, usi prakar sampoorn rajaoan mean bharat ka jo mahanh karm hai, usaka doosare raja anukaran n kar sake. ’unhoanne sahasr se bhi adhik gho de baandhe aur yajn-vediyoan ka vistar karake ashvamedh yajn kiye. usamean bharat ne achary kanv ko ek hajar suvarn ke bane hue kamal bheant kiye. ’ srianjay! ve sam, dan, dand aur bhed- in char kalyanamayi nitiyoan athava dharm, jnan, vairagy aur aishvary aur aishvary- in char mangalakari gunoan mean tum se bahut badhe़ hue the. tumhare putr ki apeksha bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye, tab doosara kaun jivit rah sakata hai. atah tumhean apane mare hue putr ke liye shok nahian karana chahiye. ’srianjay! sunane mean aya hai ki dasharath nandan bhagavan shri ram ji yahaan se param dham ko chale gaye the, jo sada apani praja par vaisi hi kripa rakhate the, jaise-pita apane auras putroan par rakhata hai. ’unake rajy mean koee bhi stri anath-vidhava nahian huee. shri ramachandr ji ne jab tak rajy ka shasan kiya, tab tak ve apani praja ke liye sada hi pita ke saman kripalu bane rahe. ’megh samay par varsha karake kheti ko achchhe dhang se sampann karata tha- use badhane aur phoolane-phalane ka avasar deta tha. ram ke rajy-shasan kal mean sada sukal hi rahata tha (kabhi akal nahian p data tha).’ram ke rajy ka shasan karate samay kabhi koee prani jal mean nahian doobate the, ag anuchit roop se kabhi kisi ko nahian jalati thi tatha kisi ko rog ka bhay nahian hota tha. ’shri ramachandr ji jab rajy ka shasan karate the, un dinoan hajar varsh tak jine vali striyaan aur sahasroan varsh tak jivit rahane vale purush the. kisi ko koee rog nahian satata tha, sabhi ke sare manorath siddh hote the. ’striyoan mean bhi paraspar vivad nahian hota tha; phir purushoan ki to bat hi kya hai? shri ram ke rajy-shasan kal mean samast praja sada dharm mean tatpar rahati thi. ’shri ramachandr ji jab rajy karate the, us samay sabhi manushy santusht, poorn kam, nirbhay, svadhin aur satyavrati the. ’shri ram ke rajyashasan kal mean sabhi vriksh bina kisi vighn-badha ke sada phale-phoole rahate the aur samast gauean ek-ek don doodh deti thian. ’maha tapasvi shri ram ne chaudah varshoan tak van mean nivas karake rajy pane ke anantar das aise ashvamedh yajn kiye, jo sarvatha stuti ke yogy the tatha jahaan kisi bhi yachak ke liye daravaja band nahian hota tha. ’shri ramachandr ji navayuvak aur shyam varn vale the. unaki aankhoan mean kuchh-kuchh lalima shobha deti thi. ve yooth pati gajaraj ke saman shaktishali thjne. unaki b di-b di bhoojaean ghutanoan tak lanbi thi. unaka mukh sundar aur kandhe sianh ke saman the. ’shri ram ne ayodhya ke adhipati hokar gyarah hajar varshoan tak rajy kiya tha. ’srianjay! ve charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badhe़-chadhe the aur tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi yahaan rah n sake, tab doosaroan ki kya bat hai? atah tumhean apane putr ke liye shok nahian karana chahiye. ’srianjay! raja bhagirath bhi kal ke gal mean chale gaye, aisa hamane suna hai. jinake vistrrit yajn mean som pikar madonmatt hue surashreshth bhagavan pakashasan indr ne apane bahubal se kee sahasr asuroan ko parajit kiya. ’jinhone yajn karate samay apane vishal yajn mean sone ke abhooshanoan se vibhooshit das lakh kanyaoan ka dakshina roop mean dan kiya tha. ’ve sabhi kanyaean alag-alag rath mean baithi huee thian. pratyek rath mean char-char ghode़ jute hue the. har ek rath ke pichhe sone ki malaoan se vibhooshit tatha mastak par kamal ke chihnoan se alankrit sau-sau hathi the. ’pratyek hathi ke pichhe ek-ek hajar ghode़, har ek ghode़ ke pichhe hajar-hajar gayean aur ek-ek gay ke sath hajar-hajar bhe d-bakariyaan chal rahi thian. ’tat ke nikat nivas karate samay ganga ji raja bhagirath ki god mean a baithi thian. isaliye ve poorvakal mean bhagirathi aur urvashi nam se prasiddh huee. ’tripathagamini ganga ne putri bhav ko prapt hokar paryapt dakshina dene vale ikshvakuvashi yajaman bhagirath ko apana pita mana.

srianjay! ve poorvaankt charoan batoan mean tumase bahut badhe़-chadhe the aur tumhare putr se adhik punyatma the, jab ve bhi kal se n bach sake to doosaroan ke liye kya kaha ja sakata hai? atah tum apane putr ke liye shok n karo. ’srianjay! mahamana raja dilip bhi mare the, yah sunane mean aya hai. unake mahanh karmoan ka aj bhi brahman log varnan karate haian. ’ekagrachitt hue un naresh ne apane us mahayajn mean ratn aur dhan se paripoorn is sari prithvi ka brahmanoan ke liye dan kar diya. ’yajaman dilip ke pratyek yajn mean purohit ji sone ke bane hue ek hajar hathi dakshina roop mean pakar unhean apane ghar le jate the. ’unake yajn mean sone ka bana hua kantiyukt bahut b da yoop shobha pata tha. yajn karm karate hue indr adi devata sada usi yoop ka ashray lekar rahate the. ’unake us suvarnamay yoop mean jo sone ka chashal (ghera) bana tha, usake oopar chhah hajar devagandharv nrity kiya karate the. vahaan sakshath vishvavasu bich mean baithakar sat svaroan ke anusar bina bajaya karate the. us samay sab prani yahi samajhate the ki ye mere age baja baja rahe haian. ’ raja dilip ke is mahanh karm ka anusaran doosare raja nahian kar sake. unake sunahare saj-baj aur sone ke abhooshanoan se saje hue matavale hathi raste par soye rahate the. satyavadi shatadhanva mahamanasvi raja dilip ka jin logoan ne darshan kiya tha, unhoanne bhi svargalog ko jit liya. ’maharaj dilip ke bhavan mean vedoan ke svadhyay ka gambhir ghosh, shooraviroan ke dhanush ki tankar tatha ’dan do’ ki pukar- ye tin prakar ke shabd kabhi band nahian hote the. ’’srianjay! ve raja dilip charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badhakar the. tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to doosaroan ki kya bat hai? atah tumhean apane mare hue putr ke liye shok nahian karana chahiye ’srijay! jinhean maruth! namak devataoan ne garbhavastha mean pita ke pashrv bhag ko pha dakar nikala tha, ve yuvanashvar ke mandhata bhi mrityu ke adhin ho gaye, yah hamare sunane mean aya hai. trilok vijayi shrimanh raja mandhata prishadajy (dadhimishrit ghi jo putrotpatti ke liye taiyar karake rakkha gaya tha) se utpann hue the. ve apane pita mahamana yuvanashvar ke pet mean hi pale the.’jab ve shishu- avastha mean pita ke pet se paida ho unaki god mean so rahe the, us samay unaka roop devataoan ke balakoan ke saman dikhayi deta tha. us avastha mean unhean dekhakar devata apas mean bat karane lage ’yah matrihin balak kisaka doodh piyega. ’yah sunakar indr bol uthe maan ’dhata-mera doodh piyega.’ jab indr ne is prakar use pilana svikar kar liya, tab se unhoanne hi us balak ka nam ’mandhata’ rakh diya. ’tadanantar us mahamanasvi balak yuvanashvar kumar ki pushti ke liye usake mukh mean indr ke hath se doodh ki dhara jharane lagi. ’indr ke us hath ko pita hua vah balak ek hi din mean sau din ke barabar badh gaya. barah dinoan mean rajakumar mandhata barah varsh ki avastha vale balak ke saman ho gaye.

raja mandhata b de dharmatma aur mahamanasvi the. yuddh mean indr ke saman shaury prakat karate the. yah sari prithvi ek hi din me unake adhikar mean a gayi thi. ’mandhata ne samaraangan mean raja aangaraj, marutt, asit, gay tatha aangaraj brihadrath ko bhi parajit kar diya. ’jis samay yuvanashvar putr mandhata ne ranabhoomi mean raja aangaraj ke sath yuddh kiya tha, us samay devataoan ne aisa samajha ki ’unake dhunash ki tankar se sara akash hi phat p da hai,.’jahaan soory uday hote haian vahaan se lekar jahaan ast hote haian vahaan tak sara desh yuvanashvar putr mandhata ka hi rajy kahalata tha. ’praja nath! unhoanne sau ashvamedh tatha sau rajasooy yajn karake das yojan lanbe tatha ek yojan ooanche bahut se sone ke rohit namak matsy banavakar brahmanoan ko dan kiye the. brahmamanoan ke le jane se jo bach gaye, unhean doosare logoan ne baant liya. ’srianjay! raja mandhata charoan kalyanamay gunoan mean tum se badhe-chadhe़ the aur tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mare gaye, tab tumhare putr ki kya bisat hai? atah tum usake liye shok n karo. ’srijay! nahush putr raja yayati bhi jivit n rah sake yah hamane suna hai. unhoanne samudroan sahit is sari prithvi ko jitakar shamyapat[shamya' ek aise kath ke dande ko kahate hai, jisaka nichala bhag mota hota hai. use jab koee balavan purush uthakar jor se pheanke, tab jitani doori par jakar vah gire, utane bhoobhag ko ek 'shamyapat kahate haian. is tarah ek-ek shamyapat mean ek-ek yashavedi banate aur yash vedi banate aur yash karate hue raja yayati age badhate gaye. is prakar chalakar unhoanne bharatabhoomi ki parikrama ki thi.] ke dvara prithvi ko nap-napakar yajn ki vediyaan banayian, jinase bhootal ki vichitr shobha hone lagi. unhian vediyoan par mukhy-mukhy yajnoan ka anushthan karate hue unhoanne sari bharat bhoomi ki parikrama kar dali. ’ unhoanne ek hajar shrautayajnoan aur sau vajapey yajnoan ka anushthan kiya tatha shreshth brahmanoan ko sone ke tin parvat dan karake poornatah santusht kiya. ’nahushaputr yayati ne vyooh-rachana yukt asur yuddh ke dvara daityoan aur danavoan ka sanhar karake yah sari prithvi apane putroan ko baant di thi ’unhoanne kinare ke pradeshoan par apane tin putr yadu, druhy tatha anu ko sthapit karake madhy bharat ke rajy par puru ko abhishikt kiya; phir apani striyoan ke sath ve van mean chale gaye ’srijay! ve tumhari apeksha charoan kalyanamay gunoan mean badhe hue the aur tumhare putr se bhi adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to tumhara putr kis ginati mean hai? atah tum usake liye shok n karo ’srianjay! hamane suna hai ki nabhag ke putr ambarish bhi mrityu ke adhin ho gaye the. un nripashreshth ambarish ko sari praja ne apana punyamay rakshak mana tha. ’brahmanoan ke prati anurag rakhane vale raja ambarishane yajn karate samay apane vishal yajn mandap mean das lakh aise rajaoan ko un brahmanoan ki seva mean niyukt kiya tha, jo svayan bhi das-das hajar yajn kar chuke the. ’un yajn kushal brahmanoan ne nabhagaputr ambarish ki sarahana karate hue kaha tha ki ’aisa yajn n to pahale ke rajaoan ne kiya hai aur n bhavishy mean hone vale hi kareange,. ’unake yajn mean ek lakh das hajar raja seva kary karate the. ve sabhi ashvamedh yajn ka phal pakar dakshinayan ke pashchath ane vale uttarayan marg se brahmalok mean chale gaye the. ’srianjay! raja ambarish charoan kalyanakari guyoan mean tumase badhakar the aur tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma bhi the. jab ve bhi jivit n rah sake to doosare ke liye kya kaha ja sakata hai? atah tum apane mare hue putr ke liye shok n karo. ’srianjay! ham sunate haian ki chitr rath ke putr shashabindu bhi mrityu se apani raksha n kar sake. un mahamana naresh ke ek lakh raniyaan thi aur unake garbh se raja ke das lakh putr utpann hue the. ’ ve sabhi rajakumar suvarnamay kavach dharan karane vale aur uttam dhanurdhar the. ek-ek rajakumar ko alag-alag sau-sau kanyaean vyahi gayi thian. pratyek kanya ke sath sau-sau hathi prapt hue the. har ek hathi ke pichhe sau-sau rath mile the. ’pratyek rath ke sath suvarn maladhari sau-sau ghode़ the. har ek ashv ke sath sau gayean aur ek-ek gay ke sath sau-sau bhe d-bakariyaan prapt huee thian. ’maharaj! raja shashabindu ne yah anant dhanarashi ashvamedh namak mahayajn mean brahmanoan ko dan kar di thi. ’srianjay! ve charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badhe़-chadhe़ the aur tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma bhi the. jab ve bhi mrityu se bach n sake, tab tumhare putr ke liye kya kaha jay? atah tumhean apane mare hue putr ke liye shok nahian karana chahiye. ’srianjay! sunane mean aya hai ki amoortaraya ke putr raja gay ki bhi mrityu huee thi. unhoanne sau varshaan tak hom se avashisht ann ka hi bhojan kiya. ’ek samay agnidev ne unhean var maangane ke liye kaha, tab raja gayane ye var maange, ’agniedav! apaki kripa se dan karate hue mere pas akshay dhan ka bhandar bhara rahe. dharm mean meri shraddha vadhati rahe aur mera man sada saty mean hi anurakt rahe’. ’suna hai ki unhean agni dev se ve sabhi manovachchhit phal prapt ho gaye the. unhoanne ek hajar varshaan tak baranbar darsh, paurnamas, chaturmasy tatha ashvamedh yajnoan ka anushthan kiya tha. ’ve hajar varshoan tak pratidin sabere uth-uth kar ek-ek lakh gauoan aur sau-sau khachcharoan ka dan karate the. ’purush pravar! inhoanne somaras ke dvara devataoan ko, dhan ke dvara brahmanoan ko, shraddh karm se pitaroan ko aur kamabhog dvara striyoan ko tript kiya tha. ’raja gayane mahayajn ashvamedh mean das vyam (pachas hath) chai di or isase dooni lanbi sone ki prithvi banavakar dakshina roop se dan ki thi. ’purush pravar naresh! ganga ji mean jitane baloo ke kan haian, amoortaraya ke putr gayane utani hi gauoan ka dan kiya tha. ’srianjay! ve charoan kalyan kari gunoan mean tumase badhe़-chadhe़ the aur tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma bhi the. jab ve bhi gaye to tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma bhi the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to tumhare putr ki kya bat hai? atah tum usake liye shok n karo. ’srijay! sanskriti ke putr raja rantidev bhi kal ke gal mean chale gaye, yah hamare sunane mean aya hai. un mahatapasvi naresh ne indr ki achchhi tarah aradhana karake unase yah bar maanga ki ’hamare pas ann bahut ho’ ham sada atithiyoan ki seva avasar prapt karean, hamari shraddha door n ho aur ham kisi se kuchh bhi n maangean,. ’kathor vrat ka palan karane vale, yashasvi mahatma raja rantidev ke pas gaanvoan aur jangaloan ke pashu apane-ap yajn ke liye upasthit ho jate the. vahaan bhigi charm rashi se jo jal bahata tha, usase ek vishal nadi prakat ho gayi, jo charmanvati (chambal) ke nam se vikhyat huee. ’raja apane vishal yajn mean brahmanoan ko sone ke nishk diya karate the. vahaan dvjilog pukar-pukar kahate ki ’brahmanoan! yah tumhare liye nishk hai, yah tumhare liye nishk hai’ parantu koee lene vala age nahian badhata tha. phir ve yah kaharak ki ’tumhare liye ek sahasr nishk hai’, lene vale brahmanoan ko upalabdh kar pate the. ’buddhiman raja rantidev ke us yajn mean anvahary agni mean ahuti dene ke liye jo upakaran the tatha dravy-sangrah ke liye jo upakaran-gh de, patr k dahe, bataloee aur kathaute adi saman the, unamean se koee bhi aisa nahian tha, jo sone ka bana hua n ho. sanskriti ke putr raja ranti dev ke ghar mean jis rat ko atithiyoan ka samuday nivas karata tha, us samay unhean bis hajar ek sau gauean chhookar di jiti thian. ’vahaan vishuddh manimay kundal dharan kiye rasoiye pukar pukar kar kahate the ki ’ap log khoob dal-bhat khaiye. aj ka bhojan pahale jaisa-nahian hai, arthath pahale ki apeksha bahut achchha hai’. srianjay! ranti dev tum se poorvoankt charoan gunoan mean badhe़-chadhe़ the aur tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to tumhare putr ki kya bat hai? atah tum usake liye shok n karo.

’srijann! ikshva kuvanshi purush sianh mahamana sagar bhi mare the, aisa sunane mean aya hai. unaka parakram alaukik tha. ’jaise varsha ke ant (sharadh) mean badaloan se rahit akash ke bhitar tare nakshatr raj chandrama ka anusaran karate haian, usi prakar raja sagar jab yuddh adi ke liye kahian yatra karate the, tab unake sath hajar putr un naresh ke pichhe-pichhe chalate the. ’poorvakal mean raja ke pratap se ekachhatr prithvi unake adhikar mean a gayi thi. unhoanne ek sahasr ashvamedh yajn karake devataoan ko tript kiya tha. ’raja ne sone ke khanbhoan se yukt poornatah sone ka bana hua mahal, jo kamal ke saman netroanvali sundari striyoan ki shayyaoan se sushobhit tha, taiyar karakar yogy brahmanoan ko dan kiya. sath hi nana prakar ki bhog samagriyaan bhi prachuramatra mean unhean di thian. unake adesh se brahmanoan ne unaka sara dhan apas mean baant liya tha. ’ek samay krodh mean akar unhoanne samudr se chihnit sari prithvi khudava dali thi. unhian ke nam par samudr ki ’sagar’ sanjna ho gayi. ’srijay! ve charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badhe़ hue the. tumhare putr se bahut adhik punyatma the. jab ve bhi mar gaye, tab tumhare putr ki kya bat hai? atah tum usake liye shok n karo. ’srianjay! ben ke putr maharaj prithu ko bhi apane sharir ka tyag karana p da tha, aisa hamane suna hai. maharshiyoan ne mahanh van mean ekatr hokar unaka rajyabhishek kiya tha. ’rrishiyoan ne yah sochakar ki sab logoan mean dharm ki maryada ke prathit (sthapit) kareange, unaka nam prithu rakkha tha. ve kshat arthath duahkh se sabaka tran karate the, isaliye kshatriy kahalaye.

’ven nandan prithu ko dekhakar samast prajaoan ne ek sath kaha ki ’ham inamean anurakt haian’ is prakar praja ka ranjan karane ke karan hi unaka nam ’raja’ hua. ’prithri ke shasan kal mean prithvi bina jote hi dhany utpann karati thi, vrikshoan ke put-put mean madhu(ras) bhara tha aur sari gauean, ek-ek don doodh deti thian. ’manushy nirog the. unaki sari kamanaean sarvatha paripoorn thian aur unhean kabhi kisi chij se bhay nahian hota tha. sab log ichchhanusar gharoan ya khetoan mean rah lete the. ’jab ve samudr ki or yatra karate, us samay usaka jal sthir ho jata tha. nadiyoan ki badh shant ho jati thi. unake rath ki dhvaja kabhi magn nahian hoti thi. ’raja prithu ne ashvamedh namak mahayajn mean char sau hath ooanche ikkis suvarnamay parvat brahmanoan ko dan kiye the. ’srijay! ve charoan kalyanakari gunoan mean tumase badhe-chadhe़ the aur tumhare putr ki apeksha bahut adhik punyatma bhi the. jab ve bhi mar gaye to tumhare putr ki kya bat hai? atah tum apane mare hue putr ke liye shok n karo. ’srianjay! tum chupachap kya soch rahe ho. rajanh! meri is bat ko kyoan nahian sunate ho? jaise maranasann purush ke oopar achchhi tarah prayog mean layi huee aushadhi vyarth jati hai, usi prakar mera yah sara pravachan nishphal to nahian ho gaya?, srianjay ne kaha - naradh! pavitr gandhavali mala ke saman vichitr arth se bhari huee apaki is vani ko maian sun raha hooan. punyatma mahamanasvi aur kirtishali rajarshiyoan ke charitr se yukt apaka yah vachan sampoorn shokoan ka vinash karane vala hai. maharshi narad! apane jo kuchh kaha hai, apaka vah upadesh vyarth nahian gaya hai. apaka darshan karake hi maian shok rahit gaya hooan. brahmavadi mune! maian apaka yah tritp nahian ho raha hooan aur amritapan ke saman usase tript nahian ha raha ho raha hooan. prabho! apaka darshan amodh hai. maian putr shok ke santap se dagdh ho raha hooan. yadi ap mujhapar kripa karean to mera putr phir jivit ho sakata hai aur apake prasad se mujhe punah putr-milan ka sukh sulabh ho jayega. narad ji kahate haian- rajanh tumhare yahaan jo yah suvarnashthibi namak putr utpann hua tha aur jise parvat muni ne tumhean diya tha, vah to chala gaya. ab to chala gaya. ab me punah hiranyanabh namak nam ek putr de raha hooan, jisaki ayu ek hajar varshoan ki hogi.

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yudhishthir ke pas narad adi maharshiyoan ka agaman | yudhishthir ka karn ko shap milane ka vrittaant poochhana | narad ka karn ko shap prapt hone ka prasang sunana | karn ko brahmastr ki prapti aur parashuram ka shap | karn ki madad se duryodhan dvara kaliangaraj kanya ka apaharan | karn ke bal aur parakram se prasann hokar jarasandh ka use aangadesh ka raja banana | yudhishthir ka striyoan ko shap | yudhishthir ka arjun se antarik khed prakat karana | arjun ka yudhishthir ke mat ka nirakaran karana | yudhishthir ka vanaprasth evan sannyasi jivan ka nishchay | bhim ka raja ke lie sannyasi ka virodh | arjun ka iandr aur rrishi balakoan ke sanvad ka varnan | nakul ka grihasth dharm ki prashansa karate hue yudhishthir ko samajhana | sahadev ka yudhishthir ko mamata aur asakti se mukt rajy karane ki salah dena | draupadi ka yudhishthir ko rajadandadharanapoorvak shasan ke lie prerit karana | arjun dvara raj rajadand ki mahatta ka varnan | bhim ka raja ko moh chho dakar rajy-shasan ke lie prerit karana | yudhishthir dvara bhim ki bat ka virodh evan munivritti-jnani mahatmaoan ki prashansa | janak ka drishtaant sunakar arjun dvara yudhishthir ko sannyas grahan se rokana | yudhishthir dvara apane mat ki yatharthata ka pratipadan | munivar devasthan ka yudhishthir ko yajnanushthan ke lie prerit karana | devasthan muni dvara yudhishthir ke prati uttam dharm-yajnadi ka upadesh | kshatriy dharm ki prashansa karate hue arjun pun: yudhishthir ko samajhana | vyas ji dvara shankh aur likhit ki katha sunana | vyas dvara sudyumn ke dandadharmapalan ka mahattv sunakar yudhishthir ko ajna dena | vyas ka yudhishthir ko hayagriv ka charitr sunakar kartavyapalan ke lie jor dena | senajit ke upadesh yukt udgaroan ka ullekh karake vyas ka yudhishthir ko samajhana | yudhishthir dvara dhan ke tyag ki mahatta ka pratipadan | yudhishthir ko shokavash sharir tyagane ko udyat dekh vyas ka samajhana | ashma rrishi evan janak ke sanvad dvara vyas dvara yudhishthir ko samajhana | shrikrishn dvara narad-srianjay sanvad ke roop mean yudhishthir ke shok nivaran ka prayatn | maharshi narad aur parvat ka upakhyan | suvarnashthivi ke janm, mrityu aur punarjivan ka vrittaant | vyas ka anek yuktiyoan se yudhishthir ko samajhana | vyas ka yudhishthir ko samajhate hue devasur sangram ka auchity siddh karana | karmoan ko karane aur n karane ka vivechan | papakarm ke prayashchitoan ka varnan | svayambhuv manu ke kathanusar ka dharm ka svaroop | pap se shuddhi ke lie prayashchit | abhakshy vastuoan ka varnan | dan ke adhikari evan anadhikari ka vivechan | vyasaji aur shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka nagar mean pravesh | nagar pravesh ke samay puravasiyoan evan brahmanoan dvara raja yudhishthir ka satkar | charvak ka brahmanoan dvara vadh | charvak ko prapt hue var adi ka shrikrishn dvara varnan | yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek | yudhishthir ka dhritarashtr ke adhin rahakar rajy vyavastha ke lie apane ka bhaiyoan ko niyukt karana | yudhishthir aur dhritarashtr ka yuddh mean mare gaye sage-sanbandhiyoan ka shraddhakarm karana | yudhishthir dvara bhagavan shrikrishn ki stuti | yudhishthir dvara diye hue bhavanoan mean sabhi bhaiyoan ka pravesh aur vishram | yudhishthir dvara brahmanoan evan ashritoan ka satkar | yudhishthir aur shrikrishn ka sanvad | shrikrishn dvara bhishm ki prashansa tatha yudhishthir ko unake pas chalane ka adesh | bhishm dvara shrikrishn ki stuti-bhishmastavaraj | parashuram dvara hone vale kshatriy sanhar ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka prashn | parashuram ke upakhyan kshatriyoan ka vinash tatha pun: utpann hone ki katha | shrikrishn dvara bhishm ke gun-prabhav ka varnan | shrikrishn ka bhishm ki prashansa karate hue unhean yudhishthir ko dharmopadesh dene ka adesh dena | bhishm dvara apani asarmathata prakat karane par bhagavan shrikrishn ka unhean var dena | pandavoan v rrishiyoan ka bhishm se vida lena | shrikrishn ki pratashcharya | satyaki dvara krishn ka sandesh pakar yudhishthir ka bhaiyoan sahit kurukshetr mean ana | shrikrishn aur bhishm ki batachit | bhishm dvara yudhishthir ko gun-kathanapoorvak prashn karane ka adesh dena | bhishm ke ashvasan par yudhishthir ka unake samip jana | yudhishthir ke poochhane par bhishm dvara rajadharm ka varnan | raja ke lie purusharth, saty, brahmanoan ki adandaniyata | raja ki parihasashilata tatha mriduta mean prakat hone vale dosh | raja dvara dharmanukool nitipoorn bartav ka varnan | bhishm dvara rajyaraksha ka varnan | yudhishthir ka bhishm se vida lekar hastinapur mean pravesh | brahma ji ke nitishastr ka varnan | raja prithu ke charitr ka varnan | varnadharm ka varnan | ashram dharm ka varnan | brahman dharm aur kartavyapalan ka mahattv | varnashram dharm ka varnan | rajardham ka varnan | indraroopadhari vishnu aur mandhata ka sanvad | rajadharm ke palan se charoan ashramoan ke dharm ka phal | rashtr ki raksha aur unnati | raja ki avashyakata ka pratipadan | vasumana aur brihaspati ka sanvad | raja ke n hone se praja ki hani aur hone se labh ka varnan | raja ke pradhan kartavy | dandaniti dvara yugoan ke nirman ka varnan | raja ko ihalok v paralok mean sukh prapti karane vale chhattis gun | dharmapoorvak prajapalan hi raja ka mahan dharm | raja ke lie sadachari vidvan purohit ki avashyakata | vidvan sadachari purohit ki avashyakata | brahman aur kshatriy mean mel rahane se labhavishayak puroorava ka upakhyan | brahman aur kshatriy mean mel se labh ka pratipadan karane vale muchukund ka upakhyan | rajy ke kartavy ka varnan | yudhishthir ka rajy se virakt hone par bhishm dvara rajy ki mahima ka varnan | uttam-adham brahmanoan ke sath raja ka bartav | kekayaraja tatha rakshas ka upakhyan | kekayaraja ki shreshthata ka vistrit varnan | apattikal mean brahman ke lie vaishyavritti se nirvah karane ki chhoot | luteroan se raksha ke lie shastr dharan karane ka adhikar | rakshak ko samman ka patr svikar karana | rritvijoan ke lakshan | yajn aur dakshina ka mahatv | tap ki shreshthata | raja ke lie mitr aur amitr ki pahachan aur unake sath nitipoorn bartav | mantri ke lakshanoan ka varnan | kutumbijanoan mean dalabandi hone par kul ke pradhan purush ke kary | shri krishn aur narad ji ka sanvad | mantriyoan ki pariksha tatha raja aur rajakiy manushyoan se satarkata | kalakavrikshiy muni ka upakhyan | sabhasad adi ke lakshan | gupt salah sunane ke adhikari aur anadhikari tatha gupt-mantrana ki vidhi evan nirdesh | indr aur vrihaspati ke sanvad mean madhur vachan bolane ka mahatv | raja ki vyavaharik niti v mantrimandal ka sanghatan | dand ka auchity tatha doot v senapati ke gun | raja ke nivasayogy nagar evan durg ka varnan | prajapalan vyavahar tatha tapasvijanoan ke samadar ka nirdesh | rashtr ki raksha tatha vriddhi ke upay | praja se kar lene tatha kosh sangrah karane ka prakar | raja ke kartavy ka varnan | utathy ka mandhata ko upadesh | raja ke lie dharmapalan ki avashyakata | utathy ke upadesh mean dharmacharan ka mahatv | raja ke dharm ka varnan | raja ke dharmapoorvak achar ke vishay mean vamadevaji ka vasumana ko upadesh | vamadev ji ke dvara rajochit bartav ka varnan | vamadev ke upadesh mean raja aur rajy ke lie hitakar vartav | vijayabhilashi raja ke dharmanukool bartav tatha yuddhaniti ka varnan | raja ke chhalarahit dharmayukt bartav ki prashansa | shooravir kshatriyoan ke kartavy tatha sadnati ka varnan | indr aur ambarish ke sanvad mean nadi aur yajn ke roopoan ka varnan | samarabhoomi mean jujhate hue mare jane vale shooraviroan ko uttam lokoan ki prapti ka kathan | shooraviroan ko svarg aur kayaroan ko narak ki prapti | sainyasanchalan ki riti-niti ka varnan | bhinn-bhinn desh ke yoddhaoan ka svabhav v acharan ke lakshan | vijayasoochak shubhashubh lakshanoan v balavan sainikoan ka varnan | shatru ko vash mean karane ke liye raja ka niti se kam lena | dushtoan ko pahachanane ke vishay mean indr aur brihaspati ka sanvad | rajy, khajana aur sena se vanchit kshemadarshi raja ko kalakavrikshiy muni ka upadesh | kalakavrikshiy muni ke dvara gaye hue rajy ki prapti ke lie vibhinn upayoan ka varnan | kalakavrikshiy muni ka videharaj tatha kosalarajakumaroan ka mel karana | videharaj ka kosalaraj ko apana jamata banana | ganatantr rajy ka varnan aur usaki niti | mata-pita tatha guru ki seva ka mahattv | saty-asaty ka vivechan | dharm ke lakshan v vyavaharik niti ka varnan | sadachar aur eeshvarabhakti ko du:khoan se chhutane ka upay | manushy ke svabhav ki pahachan batane vali bagh aur siyar ki katha | tapasvi ooant ke alasy ka kuparinam aur raja ka kartavy | saritaoan aur samudr ka sanvad | dusht manushy dvara ki huee ninda ko sah lene se labh | raja tatha rajasevakoan ke avashyak gun | sajjanoan ke charitr ke vishay mean maharshi aur kutte ki katha | kutte ka sharabh ki yoni se maharshi ke shap se pun: kutta ho jana | raja ke sevak, sachiv adi aur raja ke gunoan v unase labh ka varnan | sevakoan ko unake yogy sthan par niyukt karane ka varnan | satpurushoan ka sangrah v kosh ki dekhabhal ke lie raja ko prerana dena | rajadharm ka sararoop mean varnan | dand ke svaroop, nam, lakshan aur prayog ka varnan | dand ki utpatti ka varnan | dand ka kshatriyoan kean hath mean ane ki parampara ka varnan | trivarg ke vichar ka varnan | pap ke karan raja ke punarutthan ke vishay mean aangarishth aur kamandak ka sanvad | indr aur prahlad ki katha | shil ka prabhav, abhav mean dharm, saty, sadachar aur lakshmi ke n rahane ka varnan | sumitr aur rrishabh rrishi ki katha | raja sumitr ka mrig ki khoj mean tapasvi muniyoan ke ashram par pahuanchana | sumitr ka muniyoan se asha ke vishay mean prashn karana | rrishabh ka sumitr ko viradyumn v tanu muni ka vritant sunana | tanu muni ka viradyumn ko asha ke svaroop ka parichay dena | rrishabh ke upadesh se sumitr ka asha ko tyag dena | yam aur gautam ka sanvad | apatti ke samay raja ka dharm

apaddharm parv

apattigrast raja ke karttavy ka varnan | brahmanoan aur shreshth rajaoan ke dharm ka varnan | dharm ki gati ko sookshm batana | raja ke lie kosh sangrah ki avashyakata | maryada ki sthapana aur amaryadit dasyuvritti ki ninda | bal ki mahatta aur pap se chhootane ka prayashritt | maryada ka palan karane vale kayavy dasyu ki sadgati ka varnan | raja ke dvara kisaka dhan lene v n lene tatha kaise bartav kare isake vichar ka varnan | shatruoan se ghire raja ke krirttavy ka varnan | raja ke krirttavy ke vishay mean bidal v choohe ka akhyan | shatru se savadhan rahane ke vishay mean raja brahmadatt aur poojani chi diya ka sanvad | bharadvaj kanik ka saurashtradesh ke raja ko kootaniti ka upadesh | vishvamitr aur chandal ka sanvad | apatkal mean dharm ka nishchay | uttam brahmanoan ke sevan ka adesh | baheliye aur kapot-kapoti ka prasang | kabootar dvara apani bharya ka gunagan v pativrata stri ki prashansa | kabootari ka kabootar se sharanagat vyadh ki seva ke lie prarthana | kabootar dvara atithi-satkar aur apane sharir ka baheliye ke lie parityag | baheliye ka vairagy | kabootari ka vilap aur agni mean pravesh kar un donoan ko sh‍vargalok ki prapti | baheliye ko sh‍vargalok ki prapti | indrot muni ka janamejay ko phatakarana | janamejay ka indrot muni ki sharan mean jana | indrot ka janamejay ko sharan dena | indrot ka janamejay ko dharmopadesh dena | brahman balak ke jivit hone ki katha | narad ji ka semal vriksh se prashn | narad ji ka semal ko usaka ahankar dekhakar phatakarana | vayu ka semal ko dhamakana aur semal ka vicharamagn hona | semal ka har svikar kar balavan ke sath vair n karane ka upadesh | samast anartho ka karan lobh ko batakar usane hone vale papoan ka varnan | shreshth mahapurushoan ke lakshan | ajnan aur lobh ko hi samast doshoan ka karan siddh karana | man aur iandriyoan ke sanyam roop dam ka mahatmy | tap ki mahima | saty ke lakshan, svaroop aur mahima ka varnan | kam, krodh adi doshoan ka niroopan v nash ka upay | nrishans arthat atyant nich purush ke lakshan | nana prakar ke papoan aur prayashritoan ka varnan | khadg ki utpatti aur prapti v mahima ka varnan | dharm, arth aur kam ke vishay mean vidur v pandavoan ke prithak-prithak vichar | ant mean yudhishthir ka nirnay | mitr banane v n banane yogy purushoan ke lakshan | kritaghn gautam ki katha ka arambh | gautam ka samudr ki or prasthan v bakapakshi ke ghar par atithi hona | gautam ka atithyasatkar v viroopaksh ke bhavan mean pravesh | gautam ka rakshasaraj ke yahaan se survanarashi lekar lautana | gautam ka apane mitr bak ke vadh ka vichar man mean lana | kritaghn gautam dvara rajadharma ka vadh | rakshasoan dvar kritaghn ki hatya v usake maans ko abhakshy batana | rajadharma aur gautam ka pun: jivit hona

mokshadharm parv

shokakul chitt ki shaanti ke lie senajit aur brahman sanvad | pita ke prati putradvara jnan ka upadesh | tyag ki mahima ke vishay mean shampak ka upadesh | dhan ki trishna se du:kh ka varnan | dhan ke tyag se param sukh ki prapti | janak ki ukti tatha raja nahush ke prashnoan ke uttar me bodhyagita | prahlad aur avadhoot ka sanvad | ajagar vritti ki prashansa ka varnan | kashyap brahman aur indr ka sanvad | shubhashubh karmoan ke parinam karta ko bhogane ka pratipadan | bharadvaj aur bhrigu ke sanvad mean jagat ki utpatti ka varnan | akash se any char sthool bhootoan ki utpatti ka varnan | panchamahabhootoan ke gunoan ka vistarapoorvak varnan | sharir ke bhitar jatharanal adi vayuoan ki sthiti ka varnan | jiv ki satta par anek yuktiyoan se shanka upasthit karana | jiv ki satta tatha nityata ko yuktiyoan se siddh karana | manushyoan ki aur samast praniyoan ki utpatti ka varnan | karmo ka aur sadachar ka varnan | vairagy se parabrahma ki prapti | saty ki mahima, asaty ke dosh v lok aur paralok ke sukh-du:kh ka vivechan | brahmachary aur garhasthy ashramoan ke dharm ka varnan | vanaprasth aur sannyas dharmoan ka varnan | himalay ke uttar mean sthit lok ki vilakshanata v mahatta ka pratipadan | bhrigu aur bharadvaj ke sanvad ka upasanhar | shishtachar ka phalasahit varnan | pap ko chhipane se hani aur dharm ki prashansa | adhyatmajnan ka niroopan | dhyanayog ka varnan | japayajn ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka prashn | jap aur dhyan ki mahima aur usaka phal | japak mean dosh ane ke karan use narak ki prapti | japak ke lie devalok bhi narak tuly isake pratipadan ka varnan | japak ko savitri ka varadan | dharm, yam aur kal ka agaman | raja ikshvaku aur brahman ka sanvad | saty ki mahima tatha japak ki gati ka varnan | brahman aur ikshvaku ki uttam gati ka varnan | japak ko milane vale phal ki utkrishtata | manu dvara kamanaoan ke tyag evan jnan ki prashansa | paramatmatattv ka niroopan | atmatattv aur buddhi adi padarthoan ka vivechan | sakshatkar ka upay | sharir, indriy aur man-buddhi se atma ki satta ka pratipadan | atma v paramatma ke sakshatkar ka upay tatha mahattv | parabrahm ki prapti ka upay | manu brihaspati sanvad ki samapti | shri krishn se sampoorn bhootoan ki utpatti | shri krishn ki mahima ka kathan | brahma ke putr marichi adi prajapatiyoan ke vansh ka varnan | pratyek disha mean nivas karane vale maharshiyoan ka varnan | vishnu ka varaharoop mean prakat ho devataoan ki raksha aur danavoan ka vinash | narad ko anusmritistotr ka upadesh | narad dvara bhagavan ki stuti | shri krishn sambandhi adhyatmatattav ka varnan | sansarachakr aur jivatma ki sthiti ka varnan | nishiddh acharan ke tyag adi ke parinam tatha sattvagun ke sevan ka upadesh | jivotpatti ke dosh aur bandhanoan se mukt tatha vishay shakti ke tyag ka upadesh | brahmachary tatha vairagy se mukti | asakti chho dakar sanatan brahm ki prapti ke liye prayatn karane ke upadesh | svapn aur sushupti-avastha mean man ki sthiti ka varnan | gunatit brahm ki prapti ka upay | sachchidannadaghan paramatma, dashyavarg prakriti aur purush un charoan ke jnan se mukti ka varnan | paramatma prapti ke any sadhanoan ka varnan | raja janak ke darabar mean panchashikh ka agaman | nastik matoan ke nirakaranapoorvak sharir se bhinn atma ki nity satta ka pratipadan | panchashikh ke dvara mokshatattv ke vivechan ka varnan | vishnu dvara mithilanaresh janakavanshi janadev ki pariksha aur unake ke lie var pradan | shvetaketu aur suvarchala ka vivah | pati-patni ka adhyatmavishayak sanvad | dam ki mahima ka varnan | vrat, tap, upavas, brahmachary tatha atithi seva ka vivechan | sanatkumar ka rrishiyoan ko bhagavatsvaroop ka upadesh | iandr aur prahlad ka sanvad | indr ke akshep yukt vachanoan ka bali ke dvara kathor pratyuttar | bali aur indr ka sanvad | bali dvara indr ko phatakarana | indr aur lakshmi ka sanvad | bali ko tyagakar ayi huee lakshmi ki indr ke dvara pratishtha | indr aur namuchi ka sanvad | kal aur prarabdh ki mahima ka varnan | lakshmi ka daityoan ko tyagakar indr ke pas ana | sadgunoan par lakshmi ka ana v durgunoan par tyagakar jane ka varnan | jaigishavy ka asit-deval ko samatvabuddhi ka upadesh | shrikrishn aur ugrasen ka sanvad | shukadev ke prashnoan ke uttar mean vyas ji dvara kal ka svaroop batana | vyas ji ka shukadev ko srishti ke utpatti-kram tatha yugadharmoan ka upadesh | brahmapralay eanv mahapralay ka varnan | brahmanoan ka kartavy aur unhean dan dene ki mahima ka varnan | brahman ke kartavy ka pratipadan karate hue kalaroop nad ko par karane ka upay | dhyan ke sahayak yog | phal aur sat prakar ki dharanaoan ka varnan | moksh ki prapti | srishti ke samast karyoan mean buddhi ki pradhanata | praniyoan ki shreshthata ke taratamy ka varnan | nana prakar ke bhootoan ki samikshapoorvak karmatattv ka vivechan | yugadharm ka varnan evan kal ka mahattv | jnan ka sadhan aur usaki mahima | yog se paramatma ki prapti ka varnan | karm aur jnan ka antar | brahmaprapti ke upay ka varnan | brahmachary-ashram ka varnan | garhasthy-dharm ka varnan | vanaprasth aur sannyas-ashram ke dharm aur mahima ka varnan | sannyasi ke acharan | jnanavan sannyasi ka prashansa | paramatma ki shreshthata v darshan ka upay | jnanamay upadesh ke patr ka nirnay | mahabhootadi tattvoan ka vivechan | buddhi ki shreshthata aur prakriti-purush-vivek | jnan ke sadhan v jnani ke lakshan aur mahima | paramatma ki prapti ka sadhan | jnan se brahm ki prapti | brahmavetta ke lakshan v parabrahm ki prapti ka upay | sharir mean panchabhootoan ke kary v gunoan ki pahachan | jivatma aur paramatma ka yog dvara sakshatkar | kamaroopi adbhut vriksh v sharir roopi nagar ka varnan | man aur buddhi ke gunoan ka vistrit varnan | yudhishthir ka mrityuvishayak prashn v brahma ki roshagni se praja ke dagdh hone ka varnan | brahma ke dvara roshagni ka upasanhar v mrityu ki utpatti | mrityu ki tapasya v prajapati ki ajna se mrityu ka praniyoan ke sanhar ka kary svikar karana | dharmadharm ke svaroop ka nirnay | yudhishthir ka dharm ki pramanikata par sandeh upasthit karana | jajali ki ghor tapasya v jataoan mean pakshiyoan ka ghoansala banane se unaka abhiman | akashavani ki prerana se jajali ka tuladhar vaishy ke pas jana | jajali aur tuladhar ka dharm ke vishay mean sanvad | jajali ko tuladhar ka atmayajnavishayak dharm ka upadesh | jajali ko pakshiyoan ka upadesh | raja vichakhnu ke dbara ahiansa-dharm ki prashansa | maharshi gautam aur chirakari ka upakhyan | dirghakal tak soch-vicharakar kary karane ki prashansa | dyumatsen aur satyavan ka sanvad | ahiansapoorvak rajyashasan ki shreshthata ka kathan | syoomarashmi aur kapil ka sanvad | pravritti evan nivrittimarg ke vishay mean syoomarashmi v kapil sanvad | charoan ashramoan mean uttam sadhanoan ke dvara brahm ki prapti ka kathan | brahman aur kundadhar megh ki katha | yajn mean hiansa ki nianda aur ahiansa ki prashansa | dharm, adharm, vairagy aur moksh ke vishay mean yudhishthir ke prashn | moksh ke sadhan ka varnan | narad aur asitadeval ka sanvad | trishna ke parityag ke vishay mean mandavy muni aur janak ka sanvad | pita aur putr ka sanvad | harit muni ke dvara acharan v dharmoan ka varnan | brahm ki prapti ka upay | brahm ki prapti ke vishay mean vritr aur shukr ka sanvad | vritrasur ko sanatkumar ka adhyatmavishayak upadesh | bhishm dvara yudhishthir ki shanka nivaran | indr aur vritrasur ke yuddh ka varnan | vritrasur ke vadh se prakat huee brahmahatya ka brahma ji ke dvara char sthanoan mean vibhajan | shivaji ke dvara daksh ke yajn ka bhang | shivaji ke krodh se jvar ki utpatti v usake vividh roop | parvati ke rosh ke nivaran ke lie shiv dvara daksh-yajn ka vidhvans | mahadev ji ka daksh ko varadan | stotr ki mahima | adhyatm jnan aur usake phal ka varnan | samang dvara narad ji se apani shokahin sthiti ka varnan | narad ji dvara galav muni ko shrey ka upadesh | arishtanemi ka raja sagar ko mokshavishayak upadesh | ushana ka charitr | ushana ko shukr nam ki prapti | parashar muni ka raja janak ko kalyan ki prapti ke sadhan ka upadesh | karmaphal ki anivaryata | karmaphal se labh | dharmoparjit dhan ki shreshthata, v atithi-satkar ka mahattv | gurujanoan ki seva se labh | satsang ki mahima v dharmapalan ka mahattv | brahman aur shoodr ki jivika | manushyoan mean asurabhav ki utpatti v shiv ke dvara usaka nivaran | vishayasakt manushy ka patan | tapobal ki shreshthata v dridhatapoorvak svadharmapalan ka adesh | varn vishesh ki utpatti ka rahasy | hiansarahit dharm ka varnan | dharm v kartavyoan ka upadesh | raja janak ke vividh prashnoan ka uttar | brahma ko sadhyaganoan ko upadesh | yogamarg ke svaroop, sadhan, phal aur prabhav ka varnan | saankhyayog ke anusar sadhan ka varnan | saankhyayog ke phal ka varnan | vasishth aur karalajanak ka sanvad | prakriti-sansarg ke karan jiv ka baranbar janm grahan karana | prakriti ke sansarg dosh se jiv ka patan | kshar-akshar evan prakriti-purush ke vishay mean raja janak ki shanka | yog aur saankhy ke svaroop ka varnan tatha atmajnan se mukti | vidya-avidya v purush ke svaroop ke udgar ka varnan | vasishth v janak sanvad ka upasanhar | janakavanshi vasuman ko muni ka dharmavishayak upadesh | yajnavalky ka janak ko upadesh | indriyoan mean man ki pradhanata ka pratidan | sanhar kram ka varnan | adhyatm v adhibhoot varnan tatha rajas aur tamas ke bhavoan ke lakshan | raja janak ke prashn | prakriti purush ka vivek aur usaka phal | yog ka varnan v usase parabrahm paramatma ki prapti | mrityu soochak lakshan v mrityu ko jitane ka upay | yajnayavalky dvara soory se vedajnan ki prapti ka prasang sunana | vishvavasu ko jivatma aur paramatma ki ekata ke jnan ka upadesh dena | yajnavalky ka janak ko upadesh dekar vida hona | panchashikh aur janak ka sanvad | sulabha ka raja janak ke sharir mean pravesh karana | raja janak ka sulabha par dosharopan karana | sulabha ka raja janak ko ajnani batana | vyas ji ka shukadev ko dharmapoorn upadesh dete hue savadhan karana | shubhashubh karmoan ke parinam ka varnan | shankar dvara vyas ko putraprapti ke liye varadan dena | shukadev ki utpati tatha sanskar ka vritant | pita ki ajna se shukadev ka mithila mean jana | shukadev ka dhyan mean sthit hona | raja janak dvara shukadev ji ka poojan tatha unake prashn ka samadhan | janak dvara bahmacharyashram mean paramatma ki prapti | shukadev dvara mukt purush ke lakshanoan ka varnan | shukadev ka pita ke pas laut ana