भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 60

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

mahabharat-yuddh ke niyam, bhishm ki pratijna rakhane ke liye bhagavanh ne apani pratijna to d di maian boodha hooan, meri ayu ke ab tho de hi din baki haian. mujhase jo kuchh ho sakata hai, vah kar raha hooan. tum mera parakram dekhana chahate ho, achchha dekho! maian akela hi pandavoan ko aur pandav ke sab sainikoan ko rokata hooan.' bhishm pitamah ke muanh se ye shabd nikalate hi kauravoan ki sena mean shankh bajane lage. sab log apane pratipakshiyoan par akraman karane ke liye dau d p de. pandavoan ki sena mean bhi anekoan prakar ke maru baje bajane lage. us din ka yuddh adbhut yuddh tha. kurukshetr ki sari bhoomi mean sir-hi-sir dikhate the. koee maro-maro, kato-kato kar raha tha to kisi ke pair, kisi ke hath kat gaye the, vah yuddhabhoomi mean p da karah raha tha. mahavir bhishm banavarsha dvara dasoan dishaoan ko ekakar karate hue pandav-paksh ke viroan ke nam le-lekar unhean marane lage. us samay akele bhishm phurti ke karan saik doan, hajaroan rup man dikh rahe the. unake banoan se chot khakar pandavoan ki sena achet-si ho gayi aur hahakar karane lagi. pandavoan ke sainik bhagane lage. shrikrishn ne arjun se kaha-'dekho! ab b da bhayankar samay samane a gaya hai, is samay yadi tum bhishm par prahar n karoge to tumhara kiya-karaya kuchh nahian hoga. tumane pahale pratijna ki thi ki jo bhi mujhase yuddhabhoomi mean l dane ayega chahe vah bhishm, dron athava krip hi kyoan n hoan maian unako aur unake anucharoan ko maruanga. ab samay a gaya hai, apani pratijna poori karo.' arjun ne kaha ki 'mera rath unake pas le chalo.' bhagavanh ne rath badhaya. arjun ka rath bhishm ki or jate dekhakar sainikoan ki himmat badhi, ve bhi laute, phir ghamasan yuddh hone laga. arjun ne shighrata se ban chalakar bhishm pitamah ke dhanush ki kee dori kat dali. bhishm ne arjun ko shabashi di aur dridhatapoorvak yuddh karane ke liye kaha. bhishm ne apane tikshn banoan se shrikrishn aur arjun donoan ko hi vyathit kiya, unake sharir kshat-vikshat ho gaye. bhishm ke banoan se sari sena pi dit ho gayi aur bhagane lagi. shrikrishn sochane lage ki bhishm pitamah to apana poora parakram dikha rahe haian aur arjun unake sath komal yuddh kar raha hai. arjun ke man mean unake prati gurubhav hai n. isi se vah unake prati kathor banoan ka upayog nahian karata.

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bhishm pitamah -akhandanand sarasvati

kram sankhya

vishay

prishth sankhya

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