महाभारत का उपसंहार तथा माहात्मय

mahabharat svargarohan parv ke aantargat paanchave adhyay mean vaishampayan ji ne mahabharat ka upasanhar tatha mahatmy ka varnan kiya hai, jo is prakar hai-

mahabharat ka upasanhar tatha mahatmy

sauti kahate haian- vipravaro! yajnakarm ke bich mean jo avasar prapt hote the, unhian mean yah mahabharat ka akhyan sunakar raja janamejay ko b da ashchary hua. tadanantar unake purohitoan ne us yajnakarm ko samapt karaya. sarpoan ko pran sankat se chhutakara dilakar astik muni ko bhi b di prasannata huee. raja ne yajnakarm mean sammilit hue samast brahmanoan ko paryapt dakshina dekar santusht kiya tatha ve brahman bhi raja se yathochit samman pakar jaise aye the usi tarah apane ghar ko laut gaye. un brahmanoan ko vida karake raja janamejay bhi takshashila se phir hastinapur ko chale aye. is prakar janamejay ke sarpayajn mean vyas ji ki ajna se munivar vaishampayan ji ne jo itihas sunaya tha tatha maianne apane pita soot ji se jisaka jnan prapt kiya tha, vah sara-ka-sara maianne ap logoan ke samaksh yah varnan kiya. brahman! satyavadi muni vyas ji ke dvara nirmit yah punyamay itihas param pavitr evan bahut uttam hai. sarvajn, vidhividhan ke jnata, dharmajn, sadhu, indriyatit jnan se sampann, shuddh, tap ke prabhav se pavitr ant:karan vale, aishvaryasampann, saankhh‍y evan yog ke vidvan tatha anek shastroan ke paradarshi munivar vyas ji ne divyadrishti se dekhakar mahatma pandavoan tatha any prachur dhanasampann mahatejasvi rajaoan ki kirti ka prasar karane ke liye is itihas ki rachana ki hai. jo vidvan pratyek parv par sada ise doosaroan ko sunata hai usake sare pap dhul jate haian. usaka svarg par adhikar ho jata hai, tatha vah brahmabhav ki prapti yogh‍y ban jata hai. jo ekagrachitt hokar is sampoorn ‘karshn ved’ ka shravan karata hai usake brahmahatya adi karo doan papoan ka nash ho jata hai. jo shraddhakarm mean brahmanoan ko nikat se mahabharat ka tho da-sa aansh bhi suna deta hai, usaka diya hua annapan akshay hokar pitaroan ko prapt hota hai. manushy apani indriyoan tatha man se din bhar mean jo pap karata hai vah sayankal ki sandhh‍ya ke samay mahabharat ka path karane se chhoot jata hai. brahman ratri ke samay striyoan ke samuday se ghirakar jo pap karata hai, vah prat:kal ki sandhh‍ya ke samay mahabharat ka path karane se chhoot jata hai.

is granth mean bharatavanshiyoan ke mahan janmakarm ka varnan hai, isaliye ise mahabharat kahate haian. mahan aur bhari hone ke karan bhi isaka nam mahabharat hua hai. jo mahabharat ki is vyutpatti ko janata aur samajhata hai vah samast papoan se mukh‍t ho jata hai. atharah puranoan ke nirmata aur vedavidya ke mahasagar mahatma vyas muni ka yah sihannad suno. ve kahate haian- ‘atharah puran, sampoorn dharmashastr aur chhahoan aangoan sahit charoan ved ek or tatha keval mahabharat doosari or, yah akela hi un sabake barabar hai. munivar bhagavan shrikrishnadvaipayan ne tin varshoan mean is sampoorn mahabharat ko poorn kiya tha. jo jay namak is mahabharat itihas ko sada bhaktipoorvak sunata rahata hai usake yahaan shri, kirti aur vidya tinoan sath-sath rahati haian bharatashreshth! dharm, arth, kam aur moksh ke vishay mean jo kuchh mahabharat mean kaha gaya hai, vahi anyatr hai. jo isamean nahian hai, vah kahian nahian hai. shrikrishnadvaipayan vyas ke dvara prakat hone ke karan ‘krishnadagat: karshn:' is vyutpatti ke anusar yah upakhh‍yan ‘karshnaved’ ke nam se prasiddh hai. moksh ki ichh‍chha rakhane vale brahman ko, rajh‍y chahane vale kshatriy ko tatha uttam putr ki ichh‍chha rakhane vali garbhini stri ko bhi is jay nakam itihas ka shravan karana chahiye. mahabharat ka shravan ya path karane vala manushy yadi svarg ki ichh‍chha kare to use svarg milata hai aur yuddh mean vijay pana chahe to vijay milati hai. isi prakar garbhini stri ko mahabharat ke shravan se suyogh‍y putr ya param saubhagh‍yashalini kanya ki prapti hoti hai. nityasiddh mokshasvaroop bhagavan krishnadvaipayan ne dharm ki kamana se is mahabharat sandarbh ki rachana ki hai. unhoanne pahale sath lakh shlokoan ki mahabharat-sanhita banayi thi. usamean tis lakh shlokoan ki sanhita ka devalok mean prachar hua. pandrah lakh ki doosari sanhita pitrilok mean prachalit huee.

chaudah lakh shlokoan ki tisari sanhita ka yakshalok mean adar hua tatha ek lakh shlokoan ki chauthi sanhita manushyoan mean pracharit huee. devataoan ko devarshi narad ne, pitaroan ko asit devalane, yaksh aur rakshasoan ko shukadev ji ne aur manushyoan ko vaishampayan ji ne hi pahale-pahal mahabharat-sanhita sunayi hai. shaunak ji! jo manushy brahmanoan ko age karake gambhir arth se paripoorn itihas ka shravan karata hai vah is jagat mean sare manovanchhit bhogoan aur uttam kirti ko pakar siddhi prapt kar leta hai. is vishay mean muhjhe tanik bhi sanshay nahian hai. jo atyant shraddha aur bhakti ke sath mahabharat ke ek aansh ko bhi sunata ya doosaroan ko sunata hai use sampoorn mahabharat ke adhh‍yayan ka puny prapt hota hai aur usi ke prabhav se use uttam siddhi mil jati hai. jin bhagavan vedavyas ne is pavitr sanhita ko prakat karake apane putr shukadev ji ko padhaya tha (ve mahabharat ke sarabhoot upadesh ka is prakar varnan karate haian) manushy is jagat mean hazaroan mata-pitaoan tatha saik doan stri-putroan ke sanyog-viyog ka anubhav kar chuke haian, karate haian aur karate raheange. ajnani purush ko pratidin harsh ke hazaroan aur bhay ke saik doan avasar prapt hote rahate haian; kiantu vidvan purush ke man par unaka koee prabhav nahian p data hai. maian donoan hath oopar uthakar pukar-pukar kar kah raha hooan, par meri bat koee nahian sunata. dharm se moksh to siddh hota hi hai; arth aur kam bhi siddh hote haian, to bhi log usaka sevan kh‍yoan nahian karate. kamana se, bhay se, lobh se athava pran bachane ke liye bhi dharm ka tyag n karean. dharm nity hai aur sukh-du:kh anity. isi prakar jivatma nity hai aur usake bandhan ka hetu anity hai.

y‍h mahabharat ka sarabhoot upadesh ‘bharat-savitri’ ke nam se prasiddh hai. jo pratidin sabere uthakar isaka path karata hai vah sampoorn mahabharat ke adhh‍yayan ka phal pakar parabrahm paramatma ko prapt kar leta hai. jaise aishvaryashali samudr aur himalay parvat donoan hi ratnoan ki nidhi kahe gaye haian, usi prakar mahabharat bhi nana prakar ke upadeshamay ratnoan ka bhandar kahalata hai. jo vidvan shrikrishnadvaipayan ke dvara prasiddh kiye gaye is mahabharataroop pancham ved ko sunata hai use arth ki prapti hoti hai. jo ekagrachitt hokar is bharat-upakhh‍yan ka path karata hai vah moksharoop param siddhi ko prapt kar leta hai. is vishay mean mujhe sanshay nahian hai. jo vedavyas ji ke mukh se nikale hue is apramey (atulaniy), punyadayak, pavitr, papahari aur kalh‍yanamay mahabharat ko doosaroan ke mukh se sunata hai use pushkaratirth ke jal mean gota lagane ki kh‍ya avashyakata hai. sau gauoan ke siang mean sona madhakar vedavetta evan bahujn brahman ko gauean dan deta hai aur jo mahabharat katha ka pratidin shravanamatr karata hai, in donoan mean se pratyek ko barabar hi phal milata hai.

sambandhit lekh

mahabharat svargarohan parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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