महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 220

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

khajane ki khoj

pautr ke janm ki khushi mean nach-gane aur b di-b di jyaunarean hueean. kunti mata bhi apane p dapote ka mukh dekhane ke lie kuchh din ke vaste jangal se ranivas padharian, kuchh dinoan tak b di chahal-pahal rahi. phir krishn se salah karake maharaj ne shubhamuhoort mean vyasadev ke batalaye hue khajane ki khoj mean svayan jane ka nishchay kiya. raj-kaj ki kushal vyavastha mantriyoan ke oopar chho dakar paanchoan bhaee muanjavan parvat par gaye. ve apane purohit ko bhi sath le gaye the. muanjavan parvat pahuanch kar dharmaraj ne pahale shankar ji ki pooja ki. is samay aj ke munjan, balkh, bukhara aur turkistan adi deshoan mean shankar ji hi mahadev man kar pooje jate the. isalie dharmaraj yudhishthir ne munjavan parvat par shankar ji ki pooja-archana b di dhoom-dham se ki. pooja karake gandh adi pooja ki samagri lekar dharmaraj vyasadev ke batalaye hue sthan par gaye. vyas ji ki batalaee huee sari nishaniyaan dekhakar unhoanne us bhoomi ki pooja karayi. phir do-do, char-char phav de mitti har pandav ne apane hathoan se khodi. phir yah kam majadooroan ko sauanp diya. majadooroan ke samoohik kary se tho di hi der mean vah sthan nikal aya jahaan gupt khajane ka dvara tha. patthar ki chattiyaan hatakar tahakhane ka dvara khola aur vahaan se unhoanne sara sona hastinapur lad kar lane ke lie kee hajar ooantoan, gho doan aur n jane kitane hathiyoan adi janavaroan ka istemal kiya. raja marut hetikul ya hitti kul ka b da pratapi raja hua tha. usane mishr aur altaee (sumeru) ki sone ki khanean apane adhikar mean kar rakhi thian usaka jama kiya hua dhan usake kam n akar b de a de samay mean pandavoan ko mila tha. vidhi ka vidhan bhi kabhi-kabhi b da hi vichitr aur chamatkari lagata hai. hastinapur pahuanchate hi yajn ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. b de-b de yajnakarta rrishi nyote gaye. maharshi vyas ji ne yajn ka muhoort vichara. yajn mean kam ane vali kusha vagairah sadharan chijean bhi ashvamedh yajn mean sone ki hua karati haian. ve sab banian. vidhivat yajn arambh hua aur yajn ka gho da chho da gaya. mahabali arjun is gho de ki raksha ke lie tainat the jahaan yah gho da jayega vahian ve bhi jayeange. agar koee yajn ke gho de ki rah rokega to use mahabali arjun aur unaki param pratapi sena ka samana karana p dega. is prakar arjun digvijay karane aur rajakosh ke lie dhan batorane nikale. dharmaraj yudhishthir ne bhimasen ko sare samrajy ka raj-kaj dekhane par niyukt kiya. nakul ko rajadhani ke sare kachahari-karyalayoan par nigarani rakhane ka bhar sauanpa. apane sabase chhote bhaee sahadev ko unhoanne sabase kathin jimmedari sauanpi. unaka kam yah tha ki ve rajakul ke har vyakti ko santusht rakhean. sabake sath nyay ho, aur ve log apas mean koee shadyantr karane ka mauka n pa sakean. is tarah sara prabandh karake svayan dharmaraj ne yajn ki diksha lene ke karan ab nishchint hokar yajnashala mean hi niyam poorvak rahana shuroo kar diya.

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