भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 86

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

shrikrishn ke dvara bhishm ka dhyan,bhishm pitamah se upadesh ke liye anurodh bhishm ne hath jo dakar kaha-'bhagavanh! apake vachanoan se mujhe b di prasannata huee. maian bhala apake samane kis dharm ka varnan kar sakata hooan? sansar mean jitane dharm-adharm kahe jate haian, manushyoan ke liye jo kuchh kartavy-akartavy nishchit haian, un sabake mool karan ap hi haian. jaise indr ke samane koee devalok ka varnan karean, vaise hi apake samane dharm-rahasy ka varnan karana hai. banoan ke aghat se mera sharir vyathit hai, hriday pi dit hai aur buddhi kshin ho gayi hai. vani asamarth ho gayi hai, bal nasht ho chuka hai. pran nikalane ke liye jaldi kar rahe haian. apake prabhav se hi maian jivit hooan. ap sampoorn jnanoan ke nidhi haian. apake samane maian kya upadesh kar sakata hooan? guru ke samane shishy kya bol sakata hai? isaliye mujhe kshama kijiye. ap hi dharmaraj ko dharm ka upadesh dijiye.' shrikrishn ne kaha-'pitamah! ap sab tatvoan ke jnata, shaktishali aur bharatavansh ke bhooshan haian. isaliye apake ye vinit vachan apake yogy hi haian banoan ke ghav ke karan sharir mean pi da hai to maian apako yah varadan deta hooan ki apaki glani, moorchha, jalan aur bhookh-pyas mit jaye, apake hriday mean sab jnan jagrat ho jayean. apaki buddhi nirmal ho jaye, apake man se rajogun aur tamogun hat jayean, keval satvagun hi rah jaye. ap dharm aur arth ke sambandh mean jitana vichar kareange, apaki buddhi utani hi badhati jayegi. apako divy drishti prapt ho jayegi aur ap sab vastuoan ka rahasy jan sakeange.' bhagavanh shrikrishn ki yah divy vani sunakar vedavyas adi rrishi-maharshiyoan ne unaki stuti ki. akashamandal se shrikrishn, bhishm aur pandavoan par pushpavarsha hone lagi. apsaraaian gane lagian, gandharv bajane lage. shital, mand, sugandh hava chalane lagi aur dishaaian shant ho gayian. sundar-sundar pakshi chahakane lage. bhishm ki chetana jagrat ho gayi. unaki buddhi mean sampoorn jnan sphurit hone laga. charoan or mangalamay shakun hone lage. sandhya ho chali thi. rrishiyoan ki anumati se doosare din phir yahaan milane ki salah karake sab apane-apane sthan par chale gaye.

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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