महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 217

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

ashvamedh yajn

hastinapur akar pandav bandhu apana raj-kaj samhalane lage. par yudhishthir ka man poori tarah se kam-kaj mean nahian lagata tha. apane aur apane bhaiyoan ke putroan ka nash ho jane se unhean apani duniya bahut hi sooni lagati thi. abhimanyu ki vidhava patni uttara garbhavati thi. sab log din-rat yahi manaya karate the ki beta ho jisase pandav vansh mean koee raj-pat samhalane ke lie paida ho jay. uttara ki or se sabhi ko bahut chinta raha karati thi. bechari bahut kachchi umar mean vidhava ho gee thi aur kuchh hi dinoan ke her-pher mean usaka pati, bhaee pita adi param priyajan mare gaye the. uttara ka komal man itana bhishan aghat sah nahian pata tha. vah bar-bar behosh ho jaya karati thi. sookh kar kaanta ho gayi thi aur usase khate-pite bhi nahian banata tha. usaki sas draupadi, subhadra adi is bat se behad chintit rahati thian ki bahoorani yadi apana tan-man n samhalegi to hone vali santan ke jivan par bhi usaka bura asar p d sakata hai. ek or to yah chinta thi aur doosari or raj khajana khali ho jane ke karan dharmaraj din-rat barabar yahi socha karate the ki unake samrajy ki yah jhanjhari nav akhir kaise chalegi? daiv sanyog se aise samay mean maharshi vedavyas ji hastinapur padhare. unake ane se sabako aisa laga ki mano marubhoomi mean hariyali a gayi ho. yudhishthir ne apani chintaean maharshi ko batalayian. maharshi bole- “he yudhishthir, tum jnani, suvicharak aur dhairyavan hote hue bhi vyarth mean apane apako dukhi kar rahe ho. he dharmaraj, duniya mean jo paida hota hai vah ek n ek din marata bhi avashy hai. n kisi vyakti ke janm lene par kisi ka vash hai aur usake marane par. sab apane-apane karmoan ke anusar jite haian. apane hisse ka kartavy palan karate haian aur chale jate haian. tum log duryodhan adi kaurav agar paida n hote to bharatiy praja ko bhale-bure shasan ka jnan bhala kaise ho sakata tha. yah yuddh hamane tumane nahian l da balki paristhitiyoan ne niyati ka vidhan banakar yah mahayuddh karavaya tha. yah yuddh tumhara aur kauravoan ka n hokar nyay-anyay ka yuddh tha. isalie tum yah mat samajho ki tum jite ho balki yah samajho ki nyay jita hai. apane is raj-pat ko nyay roopi bhagavan ka samajhakar tum lagan se isaki seva karo.”

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kramaank

vishay ka nam

prishth sankhya

1.	satyavati ke bete	7
2.	pandu ka rajyabhishek	10
3.	shiksha ka prabandh	12
4.	drupad se yuddh	17
5.	vidur ki chaturaee	19
6.	draupadi svayanvar	23
7.	rajadhani ka chunav	27
8.	sund, upasund ki katha	28
9.	arjun ka vanavas	32
10.	subhadra aur arjun ka vivah	38
11.	rajasooy yajn	42
12.	jue mean parajay	53
13.	vanagaman	59
14.	virat nagar mean pandav	72
15.	kauravoan ka akraman	83
16.	abhimanyu ka vivah	87
17.	shaly ka svagat	93
18.	yuddh ki or	97
19.	mahanash ki taiyari	108
20.	yuddh ka arambh	112
21.	bhishm-yudhishthir ki bheant	114
22.	dronachary ka parakram	121
23.	bhimasen ka yuddh-chamatkar	122
24.	dadhichi ka asthidan	123
25.	bhishm ki shar-shaiyya	125
27.	bhimasen aur dronachary ka parakram	128
28.	abhimanyu ka parakram	135
29.	arjun subhadra milan	141
30.	ashvatthama ki pratijna	148
31.	ashvatthama ka prachand yuddh	153
32.	mama bhanje ki bheant	159
33.	duryodhan aur karn ki salah	165
34.	shaly sarathi bane	167
35.	kauve aur hans ki kahani	170
36.	yudhishthir aur arjun ki mantrana	172
37.	bhim du:shasan yuddh	179
38.	duryodhan aur kripachary ki varta	186
39.	shaly aur yudhishthir ka yuddh	188
40.	dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ka vilap	192
41.	duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant	194
42.	mahavilap	197
43.	bhishm pitamah se bheant	198
44.	bhishm ki kathaean	199
45.	dhruv ki katha	200
46.	priyavrat ke vansh ki katha	206
47.	rrishabh ki katha	207
48.	bharat ki katha	208
49.	ved ki katha	209
50.	ven aur prithu ki katha	210
51.	indr ki katha	212
52.	hastinapur mean yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek	215
53.	dhritarashtr adi ka sanyas grahan	216
54.	ashvamedh yajn	217
55.	parikshit ke do janm	219
56.	khajane ki khoj	220
57.	yajn ka gho da	221
58.	sindhu desh mean	222
59.	bap bete ki l daee	223
60.	yadavoan ka ant	227