सहदेव द्वारा दक्षिण दिशा की विजय

mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘digvijay parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 31 ke anusar sahadev dvara dakshin disha ki vijay ka varnan is prakar hai-

vaishampayan ji kahate haian- janamejay! sahadev bhi dharmaraj yudhishthir se sammanit ho dakshin disha par vijay pane ke liye vishal sena ke sath prasthit hue. shaktishali sahadev ne sabase pahale samast shoorasen nivasiyoan ko poornaroop se ji liya, phir matsyaraj virat ko apane adhin banaya. rajaoan ke adhipati mahabali dantavakr ko bhi parast kiya aur use kar dene vala banakar phir usi rajy par pratishthit kar diya. isake bad raja sukumar tatha sumitr ko vash mean kiya. isi prakar apar matsyoan aur luteroan par bhi vijay prapt ki. tadanantar nishad desh tatha parvat pravar goshrriang ko jitakar buddhiman sahadev ne raja shrenimanh ko vegapoorvak parast kiya. phir nararashtr ko jitakar raja kuntibhoj par dhava kiya. parantu kuntibhoj ne prasannata ke sath hi usaka shasan svikar kar liya. isake bad charmanvati ke tatapar sahadev ne jambhooke ke putr ko dekha, jise poorvavairi vasudev ne jivit chho d diya tha. bharat! us jambhoo putr ne sahadev ke sath ghor sangram kiya, panratu sahadev use yuddh mean jitakar dakshin disha ki o badh gaye. vahaan mahabali madrikumar ne sek aur apan sek deshoan par vijay payi aur un sabase nana prakar ke ratn bheant mean liye. tatpashchat sekadhipati ko sath le unhoanne narmada ki aur prasthan kiya. ashvinikumar ke putr pratapi sahadev ne vahaan yuddh mean vishal sena se ghire hue avanti ke rajakumar vind aur anuvind ko parast kiya. vahaan se ratnoan ki bheant lekar ve bhojakat nagar mean gaye. apani maryada se kabhi chyut n hone vale rajan! vahaan do dinoan tak yuddh hota raha. madrinandan ne us sangram mean durdharsh vir bhishm ko parast karake kosaladhipati, vedhanadi ke rajaoan ko bhi samar mean parajit kiya. tatpashchat natakeyoan aur herambakoan ko bhi yuddh mean haraya. mahabali pandunandan sahadev ne marandh tatha ramyagram ko balapoorvak parast karake nachin, arbuk tatha samast vanechar rajaoan ko jit liya. tadanantar mahabali madri kumar ne raja vatadhip ko vash mean kiya. phir pulindoan ko sangram mean harakar nakul ke chhote bhaee sahadev dakshin disha mean aur age badh gaye. tatpashchat unhoanne pandy naresh ke sath ek din yuddh kiya. unhean jitakar mahabahu sahadev dakshinapath ki or gaye aur lok vikhyat kishkindha namak gupha mean ja pahuanche. vahaan vanararaj maind aur dvivid ke sath unhoanne sat dinoan tak yuddh kiya, kiantu un donoan ka kuchh biga d n ho saka. tab ve donoan mahatma vanar atyant prasann ho sahadev se premaparvook bole-‘pandav pravar! tum sab prakar ke ratnoan ki bheant lekar jao. param buddhiman dharmaraj ke kary mean koee vighn nahi p dana chahiye.’ tadanantar ve narashreshth vahaan se ratnoan ki bheanant lekar mahishmati puri ko gaye aur vahaan raja nil ke sath ghor yuddh kiya. shatruviroan ka nash karane vale panduputr sahadev b dee pratapi the. unase raja nil ka jo mahan yuddh hua, vah kayaroan ko bhayabhit karane vala, senaoan ka vinashak aur pranoan ko sanshay mean dalane vala tha. bhagavan agnidev raja nil ki sahayata kar rahe the. us samay sahadev ki sena mean rath, gho de, hathi, manushy au kavach sabhi ag se jalate dikhayi dene lage. janamejay! isase kurunandan sahadev ke man mean b di ghabarahat huee. ve isaka pratikar karane mean asamarth ho gaye.

janamejay ne poochha- brahman! sahadev to yajn ke liye hi cheshta kar rahe the, phir bhagavan agni dev us yuddh mean unake virodhi kaise ho gaye? vaishampayanaji ne kaha- janamejay! sunan mean aya hai ki mahishmati nagari mean nivas karane vale bhagavan agnidev kisi samay us nil raja ki kanya sudarshana ke prati asakt ho gaye. raja nil ke ek kanya thi, jo anupam sundari thi. vah sada apane pita ke agnihotragrih mean agni ko prajvalit karane ke liye upasthit hua karati thi. pankhe se hava karane par bhi agnidev tab tak prajvalit nahian hote the, jab tak ki vah sundari apane manohar oshthasamput se phooank marakar hava n deti thi. tatpashchat bhagavan agni us sudarshan nam ki raja kanya ko chahane lage. is bat ko raja nil aur sabhi nagarik jan gaye. tadanantar ek din brahman ka roop dharan karake ichchhanusar ghoomate hue agnidev us sarvaang sundari kamalanayani kanya ke pas aye aur usake prati kamabhav prakat karane lage. dharmatma raja nil ne shastr ke anusar us brahman par shasan kiya. tab krodh se bhagavan agnidev apane roop mean prajvalit ho uthe. unhean is roop mean dekhakar raja ko b da ashchary hua aur unhoanne prithvi par mastak rakhakar agnidev ko pranam kiya. tatpashchat vivah ke yogy samay ane par raja ne us kanya ko brahman roopadhari agnidev ki seva mean arpit kar diya aur unake charanoan mean sir rakhakar namaskar kiya. raja nil ki sundari kanya ko patni roop mean grahan karake bhagavan agni ne raja par apana kripaprasad prakat kiya. ve unaki abhisht siddhi mean sarvottam sahayak ho raja se var maangane ka nurodh karane lage. raja ne apani sena ke prati abhayadan maanga. rajanh! tabhi se jo koee naresh ajnanavash us puri ko balapoorvak jitana chahate, unhean agnidev jala dete the. kurushreshth janamejay! us samay mahishmatipuri mean yuvati striyaan ichchhanusar grahan karane ke yogy nahi rah gayi thian (kyoanki ve svatantrata se hi var ka varan kiy karati thian). agnidev ne striyoan ke liye yah var de diya tha ki apane pratikool hone ke karan hi koee striyoan ko var ka svayan hi varan karane se rok nahian sakata. isase vahaan ki striyaan svechchhaparvook var ka varan karane ke liye vicharan kiya karati thian. bharatashreshth janamejay! tabhi se sab raja (jo is rahasy se parichit the) agni ke bhay ke karan mahishmatipuri par chadhaee nahian karate the. rajanh! dharmatma sahadev agni se vyapt huee ani sena ko bhay se pi dit dekh parvat ki bhaanti avichal bhav se kh de rahe, bhay se kampit nahian hue. unhoanne achaman karake pavitr ho agnidev se is prakar kaha. sahadev bole- krishnavartmanh! hamara yah ayojan to ap hi ke liye hai, apako namaskar hai. pavak! ap devataoan ke mukh haian, yajnasvaroop haian. ap sabako pavitr karane ke karan pavak haian aur havy (havaniy padarth) ko vahan karane ke karan havyavahan kahalate haian. ved apake liye hi jat arthat prakat hue haian, isiliye ap jataveda haian. vibhavaso! ap hi chitrabhanu, suresh aur anal kahalate haian. ap sada svargadvar ka sparsh karate haian. ap ahuti diye hue padarthoan ko khate haian, isaliye hutashan haian. prajvalit hone se jvalan aur shikha (lapat) dharan karane se shikhi haian. ap hi vaishvanar, piangesh, plavang aur bhooritejas nam dharan karate haian. apane hi kumar kartikey ko janm diya hai, ap hi aishvaryasampann hone ke karan bhagavan haian. shrirudr viry dharan karane se ap rudrargia kahalate haian. suvarn ke utpadak hone se apaka nam hiranyakrit hai. ap agni mujhe tej dean, vayudev pranashaktit pradan karean, prithvi mujh mean bal ka adhan karean aur jal mujhe kalyan pradan karean. jal ko prakat karane vale mahanh shakti sampann jataveda sureshvar agnidev! ap devataoan ke mukh hai, apane saty ke prabhav se ap mujhe pavitr kijiye. rrishi, brahman, devata tatha asur bhi sada yajn karate samay ap mean ahuti dalate haian, apane saty ke prabhav se ap mujhe pavitr karean. dev! dhoom apaka dhvaj hai, ap shikha dharan karane vale haian, vayu se apaka prakaty hua hai. ap samast papoan ke nashak haian. sampoorn praniyoan ke bhitar ap sada virajaman haian. apane saty ke prabhav se ap mujhe pavitr kijiye. bhagavanh! maianne pavitr hokar premabhav se apaka is prakar stavan kiya hai. agnidev! ap mune tushti, pushti, shravan-shakti evan shastrajnan aur priti pradan karean.

vaishampayanaji kahate haian- janamejay! jo dvij is prakar in shlok roop agrey mantroan ka path karate hue (ant mean svaha bolakar) bhagavan agnidev ko ahuti samarpit karata hai, vah sada samriddhishali aur jitendriy hokar sab papoan se mukt ho jata hai. sahadev bole- havyavahan! apako yajn mean yah vighn nahian dalana chahiye. bharat! aisa kahakar narashreshth madrikumar sahadev dharati par kush bichhakar apani bhayabhit aur udvign sena ke agrabhag mean vidhipoorvak agni ke sammukh dharana dekar baith gaye. jaise mahasagar apani tatiaoomi ka ullanghan nahian karata, usi prakar agnideev sahadev ko laanghakar unaki sena mean nahian gaye. ve kurukul ko anandit karane vale naradev sahadev ke pas dhire-dhire akar unhean santvana dete hue yah vachan bole- ‘kauravy! utho, utho, maianne yah tumhari pariksha ki hai. tumhare aur dharmaputr yudhishthir ke sampoorn abhipray ko maian janata hooan. parantu bharatasattam! raja nil ke kul mean jab tak unaki vanshaparampara chalati rahegi, tab tak munhe is mahishmatipuri ki raksha karani hogi. pandukumar! sath hi maian tumhara manorath bhi poorn karooanga.’ bharatashreshth! janamejay! yah sunakar madrikumar sahadev prasannachit ho vahaan se uthe or hath jo dakar evan sir jhukakar unhoanne agnidev ka poojan kiya. agni ke laut jane par unhian ki ajna se raja nil us samay vahaan aye aur unhoanne yoddhaoan ke adhipati purusianh sahadev ka satkarapoorvak poojan kiya. raja nil ki vah pooja grahan kar aur un par kar lagakar vijayi madrikumar sahadev dakshin disha ki or badh gaye. phir tripuri ke raja amitauja ko vash mean karake mahabahu sahadev ne pauraveshvar ko vegapoorvak bandi bana liya. tadanantar b de bhari prayatn ke dvara vishal bhujaoan vale madrikumar ne surashtradesh ke adhipati kaushikachary akriti ko vash mean kiya. maharaj! surashtr mean hi thaharakar dharmatma sahadev ne bhojakat nivasi rukmi tatha vishal rajy ke adhipati param buddhiman sakshat indrasakha bhishmak ke pas doot bheja. putr sahit bhishmak ne vasudevanandan shrikrishn ki or drishti rakhakar premapoorvak hi sahadev ka shasan svikar kar liya. tadanantar yoddhaoan ke adhipati sahadev vahaan se ratnoan ki bheant lekar pun: age badh gaye. mahabalashali mahatejasvi madrikumar ne shoorparak aur talakat namak deshoan ko jitate hue dandakarany ko apane adhin kar liya. tatpashchat samudr ke dvipoan mean nivas karane vale mlechchhajatiy rajaoan, nishadoan tatha rakshasoan, karnapravaranoan ko bhi parast kiya. kalamukh nam se prasiddh jo manushy aur rakshas donoan ke sanyog se utpann hue yoddha the, un par bhi vijay prapt ki. samooche kolagiri, surabhipattan, tamradvip, ramakaparvat tatha timiangil naresh ko bhi apane vash mean karake param buddhiman sahadev ne ek pair ke purushoan, keraloan, vanavasiyoan, sanjayanti nagari tatha pakhand aur karahatak deshoan ka dootoan dvara sandesh dekar hi apane adhin kar liya aur un sabase kar voosal kiya.

pandy, dravid, undr, keral, andhr, talavan, kaliang, ushtrakarnik, ramaniy atavipuri tatha yavanoan ke nagar- in ubako unhoanne dootoan dvara hi vash mean kar liya aur sabako kar dene ke liye vivash kiya. vahaan se samudr tat par pahuanchakar pandunandan sahadev ne sena ka p dav dala. bharat! tadanantar mahabahu sahadev ne atyant buddhiman mantrana dene mean kushal sachivoan ke sath baithakar bahut der tak vicharavimarsh kiya. rajendr janamejay! un sabaki sammati ko adar dete hue madrikumar ne apane bhatije rakshasaraj ghatotkach ka turant chintan kiya. unake chintar karate hi vah b de dil-daulavala vishal kay rakshas dikhayi diya. usane sab prakar ke abhooshan dharan kar rakkhe the. usake sharir ka rang meghoan ki kal ghata ke saman tha. usake kanoan mean tapaye hue suvarn ke kundal jhilamila rahe the. usake gale meean har aur bhujaoan me keyoor ki vichitr shobha ho rahi thi. katibhag mean vah kiankini ki maniyoan se vibhooshit tha. usake kanth mean suvarn ki mala, mastak par kirit aur kamar mean karadhani ki shobha ho rahi thi. usake dadhe bahut b di thian, sir ke bal taanbe ke saman lal the, mooanchh dadhi- jo apane kanoan se hi sharir ko dhak lean unahean ‘karnapravaran’ kahate haian. prachin kal mean aisi jati ke log the, jinake kan pairoan tak latakate the. ke bal hare dikhayi dete the evan aankhean b di bhayankar thian. usaki bhujaoan mean sone ke bajooband chamak rahe the. usane apane sab aangoan mean lal chandan laga rakha tha. usake pak de bahut mahin the. vah balavan rakshas apane veg se samoochi prithvi ko hilata hua sa vahaan pahuancha.. rajanh! us parvatakar ghatotkach ko ata dekh vahaan ke sab log bhay ke mare bhag kh de hue, mano kisi sianh ke bhay se jangal ke mrig adi kshudr pashu bhag rahe hoan. ghatotkach madrinandan sahadev ke pas aya, mano ravan ne maharshi pulasty ke pas padarpan kiya ho. maharaj! tadanantar ghatotkach sahadev ko pranam karake unake samane vinitabhav se hath jo dakar kh da ho gaya aur bola ‘mere liye kya ajna hai?’ ghatotkach meruparvat ke shikhar jaisa jan p data tha. usako aya dekh pandunandan sahadev ne donoan bhujaoan mean bharakar use hriday se laga liya aur bar-bar usaka mastak sooangha. tatpashchat usaka svagat satkar karake mantriyoan sahit sahadev b de prasann hue aur is prakar bole.

sahadev ne kaha- vats! tum meri ajna se kar lene ke liye lankapuri mean jaoan aur vahaan rakshasaraj mahatma vibhishan se milakar rajasooyajn ke lie bhaanti-bhaanti ke bahut se ratn prapt karo. mahabali vir! unaki or se bheant se mili huee sab vastuean lekar shighr yahaan laut ao. beta yadi vibhishan tumhean bheant n dean, to unhean apani shakti ka parichay dete hue is prakar kahana- ‘kuber ke chhote bhaee lankeshvar! kuntikumar yudhishthir ne bhagavan shrikrishn ke bahubal ko dekhakar bhaiyoan sahit rajasooyajn arambh kiya hai. ap is samay in batoan ko achchhi tarah jan lean. apaka kalyan ho, ab maian yahaan se chala jaooanga.’ itana kahakar tum shirgh laut ana, adhik vilamb mat karana. vaishampayanaji kahate haian- maharaj janamejay! pandukumar sahadev ke aisa kahane par ghatotkach bahut prasann hua aur ‘tathastu’ kahakar sahadev ki parikrama karake dakshina disha ki or chal diya. is prakar samudr ke tatapar pahuanchakar buddhiman shatrudaman dharmatma madravatikumar ne mahatma pulastayanandan vibhishan ke pas premapoorvak ghatotkach ko apana doot banakar bheja. rajan! lanka ki or jat hue ghatotkach ne samudr ko dekha. vah kachhuoan, magaroan, nakoan tatha matsy adi jal jantuoan se bhara hua tha. usamean dher ke dher shankh sipiyaan chha rahi thian. bhagavan shriram ke dvara banavaye hue pul ko dekhakar ghatotkachako bhagavan ke parakram ka chintan ho aya aur us setutirth ko pranam karake usane samudr ke dakshinatat ki or drishtipat kiya. rajendr! tatpashchat dakshinata par pahuanchakar ghatotkach ne lankapuri dekhi, jo svarg ke saman sundar thi. usake charoan or chaharadivari bani thi. sundar phatak us ramaniy puri ki shobha badhate the. saphed aur lal rang ke hajaroan mahaloan se vah lankapuri bhari huee thi. vahaan ke gavaksh (jangale) sone ke bane hue the aur unake bhitar motiyoan ki jali lagi huee thi. kitane hi gavaksh sone, chaandi tatha hathi daant ki jaliyoan se sushobhit the. kitani hi aththalikaean tatha gopur us nagari ki shoaibha badhate the. sthan-sthan par sone ke phatak lage hue the. vahaan divy dundubhiyoan ki gambhir ghvani gooanjati rahati thi. bahut se udyan aur van us nagari ki shrivriddhi kar rahe the. usaman charoan or phooloan ki sugandh chha rahi thi. vahaan ki lanbi-chau di s dakean bahut sandar thian. bhaanti-bhaanti ke ratnoan se bhari puri lanka indr ki amaravatipuri ko bhi lajjit kar rahi thi. ghatotkach ne rakshasoan se sevit us lankapuri mean pravesh kiya aur dekha, jhuand ke jhuand rakshas trishool aur bhale liye vichar rahe haian. ve sabhi yuddh mean kushal hai aur nana prakar ke vesh dharan karate haian. ghatotkach ne vahaan ki nariyoan ko bhi dekha. ve sab ki sab b di sundar thian. unake aangoan mean divy vastr, divy abhooshan tatha divy har shobha de rahe the. unake netroan ke kinare madira ke nashe se kuchh lal ho rahe the. unake nitamb aur uroj ubhare hue tatha maansal the. bhimasen putr ghatotkach ko vahaan aya dekh lankanivasi rakshasoan ko b da harsh aur vismay hua. idhar ghatotkach indrabhavan mean saman manohar rajamahal ke dvar par ja pahuancha aur dvarapal se is prakar bola. ghatotkach ne kaha- kurukul mean ek shreshth raja ho gaye haian. ve mahabali naresh ‘pandu’ ke nam se vikhyat the. unake sabase chhote putr ka nam ‘sahadev’ hai. ve apane b de bhaee yudhishthir ka rajasooyajn sampann karane ke liye katibaddh haian. dharmaraj yudhishthir ke sahayak bhagavan shrikrishn haian. sahadev ne kururaj yudhishthir ke liye kar lene ke nimitt mujhe doot banakar yahaan bheja hai. maian pulastyanandan maharaj vibhishan se milana chahata hooan. tum shighr jakar unhean mere agaman ki soochana do. vaishampayanaji kahate haian- janamejay! ghatotkach ka vah vachan sunakar vah dvarapal ‘bahut achchha’ kahakar soochana dene ke liye rajabhavan ke bhitar gaya. vahaan usane hath jo dakar doot ki kahi huee sari batean kah sunayian. dvarapal ki bat sunakar dharmatma rakshasaraj vibhishan ne usase kaha- ‘doot ko mere samip le ao.’ rajendr! dharmajn mahatma vibhishan ki aisi ajna hone par dvarapal b di utavali ke sath bahar nikala aur ghatotkach se bola-. ‘doot! ao. maharaj se milane ke liye rajabhavan mean shighr pravesh karo.’ dvarapal ka kathan sunakar ghatotkach ne rajabhavan mean pravesh kiya. tadanantar usamean pravesh karake usane rakshasaraj vibhishan ka mahal dekha, jo apani ujjval abha se kailash ke saman jan p data tha. usaka phatak tapakar shuddh kiye hue sone se taiyar kiya gaya tha. chaharadivari se ghira hua vah rajamandir ane gopuroan se sushobhit ho raha tha. usamean bahut si aththalikaean tatha mahal bane hue the. bhaanti-bhaanti ke ratn us rajabhavan ki shobha badhate the.. tapaye hue suvan, rajat (chaandi) tatha sphatikamani ke bane hue khambhe netr aur man ko barabas apani or khianch lete the. un khambhoan mean hire aur vaidoory j de hue the. sunahare rang ki vividh dhvaja patakaoan se us bhavay bhavan ki vichitr shobha ho rahi thi.. vichitr malaoan se alankrit tatha vishuddh svarnamay vedikaoan se vibhooshit vah rajabhavan b da ramaniy dikhayi de raha tha. us mahal ki in sari manoram visheshataoan ko dekhakar ghatotkach ne jyo hi bhitar pravesh kiya, tyoan hi usake kanoan mean mridang ki madhur dhvani sunayi p di.. vahaan vina ke tar jhankrit ho rahe the aur usake lay par git gaya ja raha tha, jisaka ek-ek akshar samatal ke anusar uchcharit ho raha tha. saik doan vadyoan ke sath divy dundubhiyoan ka madhur ghosh gooanj raha tha. bharatashreshth! vah madhur shabd sunakar ghatotkach ke man mean b di prasannata huee. usane anek manoram kakshaoan ko par karake dvarapal ke sath ja sundar svarnasianhasan par baithe hue mahatma vibhishan ka darshan kiya. unaka sianhasan soory ke saman prakashit ho raha tha aur usamean moti tatha mani adi ratan j de hue the. divy abhooshnoan se rakshasaraj vibhishan aangoan k vichitr shobha ho rahi thi. unaka roop divy tha. ve divy mala aur divy vastr dharan karake divy gandh se abhishikt ho b de sundar dikhayi de rahe the. unaki aangakanti soory tatha agni ke saman udbhasit ho rahi thi. jaise indr ke pas bahut se devata baithate haian, usi prakar vibhishan ke samip unake sachiv baithe the. bahut se divy sundar maharathi yaksh apani striyoan ke sath mangalayukt vani dvara vibhishan ka vidhipoorvak poojan kar rahe the. do sundari nariyaan suvanarmay dand se vibhooshit bahumooly chanvar tatha vyajan lekar unake masmak par dula rahi thian. rakshasaraj vibhishan kubare aur varun ke saman raj lakshmi se sampann evan adbhut dikhayi dete the. unake aangoan se divy prabha chhitak rahi thi. ve sada dharm mean sthit rahate the. ve man hi man ikshvakuvanshashiromani shriramachandraji ka smaran karate the. rajan! un rakshasaraj vibhishan ko dekh ghatotkach ne hath jo dakar unhean pranam kiya. aur jaise mahaparakrami chitrarai indr ke samane namr rahate haian, usi prakar mahabali ghatotkach bhi vinit bhav se unake sammukh kh da ho gaya. rakshasaraj vibhishan ne us doot ko aya hua dekh usaka yathayogy samman karake santvanapoorn vachanoan mean kaha.

vibhishan ne poochha- doot! jo maharaj mujh se kar lena chahate haian, ve kisake kul mean utpann hue haian. unake samast bhaiyoan tatha gram or desh ka parichay do. maian tumhare vishay mean bhi janana chahata hooan tatha tum jis kary ke liye kar lene aye ho, us samast kary ke vishay mean bhi maian yathartharoop se sunana chahata hooan. tum meri poochhi huee in sab batoan ko vistarapoorvak prithak-prithak batao. tadanantar usamean pravesh karake usane rakshasaraj vibhishan ka mahal dekha, jo apani ujjval abha se kailash ke saman jan p data tha. usaka phatak tapakar shuddh kiye hue sone se taiyar kiya gaya tha. chaharadivari se ghira hua vah rajamandir ane gopuroan se sushobhit ho raha tha. usamean bahut si aththalikaean tatha mahal bane hue the. bhaanti-bhaanti ke ratn us rajabhavan ki shobha badhate the. tapaye hue suvan, rajat (chaandi) tatha sphatikamani ke bane hue khambhe netr aur man ko barabas apani or khianch lete the. un khambhoan mean hire aur vaidoory j de hue the. sunahare rang ki vividh dhvaja patakaoan se us bhavay bhavan ki vichitr shobha ho rahi thi. vichitr malaoan se alankrit tatha vishuddh svarnamay vedikaoan se vibhooshit vah rajabhavan b da ramaniy dikhayi de raha tha. us mahal ki in sari manoram visheshataoan ko dekhakar ghatotkach ne jyo hi bhitar pravesh kiya, tyoan hi usake kanoan mean mridang ki madhur dhvani sunayi p di. vahaan vina ke tar jhankrit ho rahe the aur usake lay par git gaya ja raha tha, jisaka ek-ek akshar samatal ke anusar uchcharit ho raha tha. saik doan vadyoan ke sath divy dundubhiyoan ka madhur ghosh gooanj raha tha. bharatashreshth! vah madhur shabd sunakar ghatotkach ke man mean b di prasannata huee. usane anek manoram kakshaoan ko par karake dvarapal ke sath ja sundar svarnasianhasan par baithe hue mahatma vibhishan ka darshan kiya. unaka sianhasan soory ke saman prakashit ho raha tha aur usamean moti tatha mani adi ratan j de hue the. divy abhooshnoan se rakshasaraj vibhishan aangoan k vichitr shobha ho rahi thi. unaka roop divy tha. ve divy mala aur divy vastr dharan karake divy gandh se abhishikt ho b de sundar dikhayi de rahe the. unaki aangakanti soory tatha agni ke saman udbhasit ho rahi thi. jaise indr ke pas bahut se devata baithate haian, usi prakar vibhishan ke samip unake sachiv baithe the. bahut se divy sundar maharathi yaksh apani striyoan ke sath mangalayukt vani dvara vibhishan ka vidhipoorvak poojan kar rahe the. do sundari nariyaan suvanarmay dand se vibhooshit bahumooly chanvar tatha vyajan lekar unake masmak par dula rahi thian. rakshasaraj vibhishan kubare aur varun ke saman raj lakshmi se sampann evan adbhut dikhayi dete the. unake aangoan se divy prabha chhitak rahi thi. ve sada dharm mean sthit rahate the. ve man hi man ikshvakuvanshashiromani shriramachandraji ka smaran karate the. rajan! un rakshasaraj vibhishan ko dekh ghatotkach ne hath jo dakar unhean pranam kiya. aur jaise mahaparakrami chitrarai indr ke samane namr rahate haian, usi prakar mahabali ghatotkach bhi vinit bhav se unake sammukh kh da ho gaya. rakshasaraj vibhishan ne us doot ko aya hua dekh usaka yathayogy samman karake santvanapoorn vachanoan mean kaha.

vibhishan ne poochha- doot! jo maharaj mujh se kar lena chahate haian, ve kisake kul mean utpann hue haian. unake samast bhaiyoan tatha gram or desh ka parichay do. maian tumhare vishay mean bhi janana chahata hooan tatha tum jis kary ke liye kar lene aye ho, us samast kary ke vishay mean bhi maian yathartharoop se sunana chahata hooan. tum meri poochhi huee in sab batoan ko vistarapoorvak prithak-prithak batao. unhoanne sahadev ke liye hathi ke pith par bichhane yogy vichitr kambal (kalin) tatha hathi daant aur suvarn ke bane hue palang diye, jinamean sone tatha ratn j de hue the. isake siva bahut se vichitr aur bahumooly abhooshan bhi bheant kiye. sundar mooange, bhaanti-bhaanti ke maniratn, sone ke bartan, kalash, gh de, vichitr k dahe aur hajaroan jalapatr samarpit kiye. inake siva chaandi ke bhi bahut se ais bartan diye, jinamean chitrakari ki gayi thian. kuchh se shastr bheant kiye, jinamean suvarn, mani aur moti j de hue the. yajn ke phatak par lagane yogy chaudah ta d pradan kiye. suvarnamay kamalapushp aur manijatit shivikaean bhi dian. bahumooly mukut, sunahale kundal, sone ke bane hue anekanek pushp, sone ke hi har tatha chandrama ke saman ujjval evan vichitr shatavart shankh bheant kiye. shreshth chandan, aneek prakar ke suvarn tatha ratn, mahange vastr, bahut se kambal, anek jati ke ratn tatha aur bhi bhaanti-bhaanti ke bahumooly padarth raja vibhishan ne sahadev ko bheant kiye. tatha unhoanne nana prakar ke ratn, chandan, aguru ke kashth, divy abhooshan, bahumooly vastr aur vishesh moolyavan mani ratn bhi usake sath bhijavaye. tadanantar ghatotkach ne hath jo dakar raja vibhishan ko pranam kiya aur unaki parikrama karake vahaan se prasthan kiya. rajan! ghatotkach ke sath attasi nishachar un sab ratnoan ko pahuanchane ke liye prasannatapoorvak aye. is prakar un sab ratnoan ko sath le ghatotkach ne rakshasoan ke sath lanka se sahadev ke p dav ki or prasthan kiya aur samudr laanghakar ve sab ke sab pandunandan sahadev ke nikat a pahuanche.
rajanh! sahadev ne ratn lekar aye hue bhayankar nishacharoan tatha ghatotkach ko bhi dekha. us samay un rakshasoan ko dekhakar dravi d sainik bhayabhit ho sab aur bhagane lage. itane mean hi bhimasen kumar ghatotkach madrinandan sahadev ke pas a hath jo dakar kh da ho gaya. pandukumar sahadev vah ratn rashi dekhakar b de prasann hue. unhoanne ghatotkach ko donoan hathoan se pak dakar gale lagaya aur doosare rakshasoan ki or dekhakar bhi b di prasannata prakat ki. isake bad samast dravi d sainikoan ko vida karake sahadev vahaan se lautane ki taiyari karane lage. taiyari poori ho jane par pratapi aur buddhiman sahadev indrapasth ki or chal diye. is prakar balapoorvak jitakar tatha samaniti se samajha bujhakar sab rajaoan ko apane adhin karake unhean karad banakar shatrudaman madrinandan indraprasth mean vapas a gaye. ratnoan ka bhari bhar sath liye nishacharoan ke sath sahadev ne indraprasth nagar mean pravesh kiya. us samay ve pairoan ki dhamak se sari prithvi ko kampit karate hue se chal rahe the. rajanh! yudhishthir ko dekhate hi sahadev hath jo d namrata poorvak unake charanoan mean p d gaye. phir vinit bhav se unake samip kh de ho gaye. us samay yudhishthir ne bhi unaka bahut samman kiya. lanka se prapt huee atyant durlabh evan prachur dhanarashiyoan ko dekhakar raja yudhishthir b d prasann aur vismit hue. bharatashreshth janamejay! us dhanarashi mean sahasr koti se bhi adhik suvarn tha. vichitr mani evan ratn the. gay, bhaians, bhe d aur bakariyoan ki sankhya bhi adhik thi. rajanh! in sabako mahatma dharmaraj ki seva mean samarpit karake kritakrity ho sahadev sukh poorvak rajadhani mean rahane lage.

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