भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 77

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ka mahatmy kathan, bhishm ki pratijna-raksha ke liye pun: bhagavanh ka pratijna bhang, bhishm ka ran mean patan bhishm ke girate hi yuddh band ho gaya. unake pas sabhi vir ikatthe ho gaye. dronachary to yah samachar sunakar moorchhit hi ho gaye. unake hosh mean ane par sab-ke-sab vir bhishm pitamah ke pa upasthit hue. bhishm ne sabase sneh ke sath kaha-'viro! maian tum logoan ka svagat karata hooan, tumhean dekhakar prasann ho raha hooan.' bhishm ka sir niche latak raha tha. unhoanne sabaka svagat-satkar karane ke bad kaha-'rajao. mera sir bahut niche latak raha hai, mujhe takiye ki avashyakata hai. rajalog aur kauravagan usi samay badhiya, komal aur moolyavan takiye lekar dau de aye. parantu bhishm ne unhean svikar n karake kaha-'ye takiye virashayya ke yogy nahian haian. arjun ki or dekhakar unhoanne kaha- 'vir arjun! tum is virashayya ke yogy jo takiya samajhate ho vahi takiya mujhe do.' arjun ne gandiv dhanush chadhakar unaki ajna li aur tin ban bhishm pitamah ke mastak mean mare. usase unaka sir oopar thahar gaya. unhoanne arjun se kaha-'tum b de buddhiman ho. yadi tum aisi takiya nahian dete to maian tum par kupit ho jata aur shap de deta. dharmik kshatriyoan ke liye aisi hi shayya aur aisa hi takiya chahiye. pitamah ne rajaoan se kaha-'mujhe ab yogy takiya mil gaya. soory ke uttarayan hone tak maian isi shayya par leta rahooanga. tum log isake charoan or khaee khod do. maian isi shayya par p da-p da bhagavanh ka smaran karooanga. mera ek anurodh aur bhi hai, yadi kisi prakar yuddh band ho sake to kar do.' usi samay duryodhan ki ajna se bahut-se shaly-chikitsa mean nipun sushikshit vaidy maraham patti ka saman lekar bhishm pitamah ke pas aye. bhishm ne unhean dekhakar duryodhan se kaha-'inhean jo kuchh dena hai dekar satkar ke sath vida kar do. maianne uttam gati prapt kar li hai, vaidyoan ki kya avashyakata hai. maian sharashayya par p da hooan. ab arogy hone ki ichchha karana uchit nahian hai. in banoan ki chita mean hi mujhe bhasm karana.' duryodhan ne vaidyoan ko vida kar diya. bhishm ki dharmanishtha aur dharmanukool mrityu dekhakar sab log ashcharyachakit ho gaye. sabane unhean pranam kiya aur unaki parikrama ki aur anekoan rakshak niyukt karake sab log apane-apane shivir mean chale gaye.

sanbandhit lekh

bhishm pitamah -akhandanand sarasvati

kram sankhya

vishay

prishth sankhya

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