वसिष्ठ के अद्भुत क्षमा-बल के आगे विश्वामित्र का पराभव

mahabharat adi parv ke ‘chaitrarath parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 174 ke anusar vasishth ke adbhut kshama-bal ke age vishvamitr ka parabhav ka varnan is prakar hai-

arjun ne poochha - ganh‍dharvaraj vishvamitr aur vasishth muni to apane-apane divh‍y ashram mean nivas karate haian, phir unamean vair kis karan hua? ye sab batean mujhase kaho. ganh‍dharv ne kaha - parth vasishth ji ke is upakhh‍yan ko sab lokoan mean bahut purana batalate haian. use yarthath rupi se kahata hooan, suniye. bharatavansh shiromane kanh‍yakubh‍j desh mean ek bahut b de raja the, jo is lok mean gadhi ke nam se vikhh‍yat the. ve kushik ke aur se putr bataye jate haian. unh‍hian dharmath‍ma naresh ke putr vishvamitr ke nam se prasiddh haian, jo sena aur vahanoan se samh‍panh‍n hokar shatruoan ka man mardan kiya karate the. ek din ve apane mantriyoan ke sath gahan van mean akhet ke liye gaye. maru pradesh ke suramh‍y vanoan mean unh‍hoanne varahoan aur hiansak pashuoan ko marate hue ek hiansak pashu ko pak dane ke liye usaka pichha kiya. adhik parishram ke karan unh‍hean b da kashh‍t sahana p da. narashreshh‍th ve ph‍yas se pi di‍t ho maharshi vasishth ke ashram mean aye. manushh‍yoan mean shreshh‍th maharaj vishvamitr ko aya dekh poojaniy purushoan ki pooja karane vale maharshi vasishth ne unaka sath‍kar karate hue atithh‍y grahan karane ke liye amantrit kiya. bharat pady, achamaniy, sh‍vagat-bhashan tatha vanh‍y havishh‍y adi se unh‍hoanne vishvamitr ji ka sath‍kar kiya. mahath‍ma vasishth ji ke yahaan ek kamadhenu thi, jo amuk amuk manorathoan ko poorn karo yah kahane par sada un-un kamanaoan ko poorn kar diya karati thi. gramin aur jangali ash‍tr, phal-phool, doodh, shadaras bhojan, amrit ke saman madhur param uttam rasayan, sh‍vane, pine aur chabane yogh‍y bhaanti-bhaanti ke padarth, amrit saman sh‍vadishh‍t chatani adi tatha choosane yogh‍y eekh adi vash‍tuean tatha bhaanti-bhaanti ke bahumulh‍y rath‍n evan vash‍tr adi sab samagriyoan ko us kamadhenu ne prash‍tut kar diya. sab prakar se un samh‍poorn manoanvanchhit vash‍tuoan ke dvara he arjun raja vishvamitr bhali-bhaanti poojit hue. us samay ve apani sena aur mantriyoan ke sath bahut santushh‍t hue. maharshi ki dhenu ka mash‍tak, griva, jaghean, galakamh‍bal, pooanchh aur than- ye chh: aang b de evan vish‍trit the usaki aankhe medhak-jaisi thi. akriti b di sunh‍dar thi charoan than mote aur phaile hue the. vah sarvatha prashansa ke yogh‍y thi. sunh‍dar pooanchh, nukile kan aur manohar siangoan ke karan vah b di manoram jan p dati thi. usake sir aur gardan vish‍trit evan pushh‍t the. usaka nam nandini tha. use dekhakar vismit hue gadhinanh‍dan vishvamitr ne usaka abhinandan kiya. aur ath‍yanh‍t sanh‍tushh‍t hokar raja vishvamitr ne us samay un maharshi se kaha - brahman ap das karo d gayean athava mera sara rajh‍y lekar is nandini ko mujhe de dean. mahamune ise dekar ap rajh‍y bhog karean. vasishth ji ne kaha - anagh devata, atithi aur pitaroan ki pooja evan yajn ke havishh‍y adi ke liye yah dudharu gay nandini apane yahaan rahati hai, ise tumh‍hara rajh‍y lekar bhi nahian diya ja sakata.

vishvamitr ji bole - maian kshatriy raja hooan aur ap tapash‍ya tatha sh‍vadhh‍yay sadhan karane vale brahman haian. brahman ath‍yadhik shanh‍t aur jitath‍ma hote haian. unamean bal aur parakram kahaan se a sakata hai; phir kh‍ya bat hai jo ap meri abhishh‍t vash‍tu ko ek arbud gay lekar bhi nahian de rahe haian. maian apana dharm nahian chhodooanga, is gay ko balapoorvak le jaooanga. maian kshatriy hooan, brahman nahian hooan. mujhe dharmat: apana bahubal prakat karane ka adhikar hai; at: bahubal se hi apake dekhate-dekhate is gay ko har le jaooanga. vasishh‍th ji ne kaha - tum sena ke sath ho, raja ho aur apane bahubal ka bharosa rakhane vale kshatriy ho. jaisi tumh‍hari ichh‍chha ho vaisa shighr kar dalo, vichar n karo. ganh‍dharv kahata hai - arjun vasishh‍th ji ke yoan kahane par vishvamitr ne mano balapoorvak hi hans aur chanh‍drama ke saman shh‍vet rang vali us nandini gay ka apaharan kar liya. use ko do aur dandoan se mar-marakar idhar-udhar haanka ja raha tha. arjun us samay kalh‍yanamayi nandini dakarati huee maharshi vasishh‍th ke samane akar kh di ho gayi aur unh‍hian ki or muanh karake dekhane lagi. usake oopar jor-jor se mar p d rahi thi, to bhi vah ashram se anh‍yatr nahian gayi. vasishh‍th ji bole - bhadre tum bar-bar kranh‍dan kar rahi ho. maian tumh‍hara artanad sunata hooan, parantu kh‍ya karuan? kalh‍yanamayi nandini vishvamitr tumh‍hean balapoorvak har le ja rahe haian. isamean maian kh‍ya kar sakata hooan. maian ek kshamashil brahman hooan.

ganh‍dharv kahata hai - bharatavanshashiromane nandini vishvamitr ke bhay se udvigh‍n ho uthi thi. vah unake sainiko ke bhay se munivar vasishh‍th ki sharan mean gayi. gau ne kaha - bhagavan vishvamitr ke nirday sainik mujhe ko doan aur dandoan se pit rahe haian. maian anath ki bhaanti kranh‍dan kar rahi hooan. ap kh‍yoan meri upeksha kar rahe haian?. ganh‍dharv kahata hai - arjun nandini is prakar apamanit hokar karun kranh‍dan kar rahi thi, to bhi dridhatapoorvak vrat ka palan karane vale mahamuni vasishh‍th ne to kshubh‍dh hue aur n dhairy se hi vichalit hue. vasishh‍th ji bole - bhadre kshatriyoan ka bal unaka tej hai aur brahmanoan ka bal unaki kshama hai. chooanki mujhe kshama apanaye hue hai, at: tumh‍hari ruchi ho, to ja sakati ho. nandini ne kaha - bhagavan kh‍ya apane mujhe th‍yag diya, jo aisi bat kahate haian? brahman apane th‍yag n diya ho, to koee mujhe balapoorvak nahian le ja sakata. vasishh‍th ji bole - kalh‍yani maian tumh‍hara th‍yag nahian karata. tum yadi rah sako to yahian raho. yah tumh‍hara bachh da majaboot rash‍si se baandhakar balapoorvak le jaya ja raha hai. ganh‍dharv kahata hai - arjun yahi raho vasishh‍th ji ka yah vachan sunakar nandini apane sir aur gardan ko oopar ki or uthaya. us samay vah dekhane mean b di bhayanak jan p dati thi. krodh se unaki aankhe lal ho gayi thian. usake dakarane ki avaj jor-jor se sunayi dene lagi. usane vishvamitr ki us sena ko charoan or khade dana shuru kiya. ko do ke agrabhag aur dando se mar marakar idhar-udhar haanke jane ke karan usake netr pahale se hi krodh ke karan raktadhara ho gaye the. phir usane aur bhi krodh dharan kiya. krodh ke karan usake sharir se apoorv diph‍ti prakat ho rahi thi. vah dopahar ke soory ki bhaanti udrasit ho uthi. usane apani pooanchh se baanrabar agar ki bhari varsha karate hue pooanchh se hi pahravoan ki srishti ki, thanoan se dravidoan aur shakoan ko uth‍panh‍n kiya, yonidesh se yavanoan aur gobar se bahutere shabaroan ko janh‍m diya. kitane hi shabar usake mootr se prakat hue. usake parshh‍vabhag se paunh‍dr, kirat, yavan, sianhal, barbar aur khasoan ki srishti ki. isi prakar us gaune phen se chibuk, pulinh‍d, chin, hoon, keral adi bahut prakar ke gh‍lechh‍chhoan ki srishti ki. usake dvara rache gaye nana prakar ke gh‍lechh‍chhoan ganoan ki ve vishal senaean jo anek prakar ke kavach adi se achh‍chhadit thian. sabane bhaanti-bhaanti ke ayudh dharan kar rakhe the aur sabhi sainik krodh mean bhare hue the. unh‍hoanne vishvamitr ke dekhate-dekhate usaki sena ko titar-bitar kar diya. vishvamitr ke ek-ek sainik ko gh‍lechh‍chh sena ke paanch-paanch, sat-sat yoddhaoan ne gher rakha tha. us samay ash‍tr-shash‍troan ki bhari varsha se ghayal hokar vishvamitr ki sena ke paanv ukh d gaye aur unake samane hi ve sabhi yoddha bhayabhit ho sab or bhag chale. bharatashreshh‍th krodh mean bhare hue hone par vasishh‍t sena ke sainik vishvamitr ke kisi bhi yoddha ka pran nahian lete the. is prakar nandini gay ne unako sari sena ko door bhaga diya. vishvamitr ki vah sena tin yojan tak khade di gayi vah sena bhay se vh‍yakul hokar chikhati-chilh‍lati rahi; kiantu koee bhi sanrakshak use nahian mila. yah dekhakar vishvamitr krodh se vh‍yaph‍t ho munishreshh‍th vasishth ko lakshit karake prithi‍vi aur akash mean banoan ki varsha karane lage; parantu mahamuni vasishth ne vishvamitr ke chalaye hue bhayankar narach, kshur aur bhalh‍l namak banoan ka keval baans ki chh di se nivaran kar diya. yuddh mean vasishth muni ka vah kary-kaushal dekhakar shatruoan ko mar girane vale vishvamitr bhi pun: kupit ho maharshi vasishth par roshapoorvak divh‍yash‍troan ki varsha karane lage. unh‍hoanne brahma ji ke putr mahabhag vasishth par agh‍neyash‍tr, varunash‍tr, ainh‍drash‍tr, yamh‍yash‍tr aur vayavh‍yash‍tr ka prayog kiya. ve sab ash‍tr pralayakal ke soory ki prachanh‍d kiranoan ke saman sab or se ag ki lapatean chho date hue maharshi par toot p de; parantu mahatejash‍vi vasishh‍t ne musakarate hue brahmabal se prerit huee chh di ke dvara in sab ash‍troan ko pichhe lauta diya. phir to ve sabhi ash‍tr bhash‍mibhoot hokar prithh‍vi par gir p de. is prakar un divh‍yash‍troan ka nivaran karake vasishth ji ne vishvamitr se yah bat kahi.

vasishth ji bole - maharaj durath‍ma gadhinanh‍dan ab too parash‍t ho chuka hai. yadi tujhamean aur bhi uth‍tam parakram hai to mere oopar dikha. maian tere samane datakar kh da hooan. ganh‍dharv kahata hai - rajan vishvamitr ki vah vishal sena khade di ja chuki thi. vasishth ke dvara poorvokt rup se lalakare jane par ve lajjit hokar kuchh bhi uttar n de sake. brahmatej ka yah ath‍yanh‍t ashh‍charyajanak chamath‍kar dekhakar vishvamitr kshatri‍yath‍v se khinh‍n evan udasin ho yah bat bole-kshatriy-bal to namamatr ka hi bal hai, use dhikkar hai. brahmatejajanit bal hi vash‍tavik bal hai. is prakar balabal ka vichar karake unh‍hoanne tapash‍ya ko hi sarvottam bal nishchit kiya aur apane samriddhishali rajh‍y tatha dediph‍yaman rajh‍yalakshh‍mi ko chho dakar, bhogoan ko pichhe karake tapash‍ya mean hi man lagaya. is tapash‍ya se siddhi ko praph‍t ho uddis tej vale vishvamitr ne apane prabhav se samh‍poorn lokoan-ko sh‍tabh‍dh evan santaph‍t kar diya aur (anh‍tatogath‍va) brahmanath‍v praph‍t kar liya; phir ve inh‍dr ke sath somapan karane lage.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat adiparv mean ullekhit kathaean

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parvasangrah parv
samantapanchak kshetr | akshohini sena | mahabharat mean varnit parv
paushy parv
janamejay ko sarama ka shap | janamejay dvara somashrava ka purohit pad | aruni, upamanyu, ved aur uttank ki gurubhakti | uttank ka sarpayajn
paulom parv
maharshi chyavan ka janm | bhrigu dvara agnidev ko shap | agnidev ka adrishy hona | pramadvara ka janm | pramadvara ki sarp ke katane se mrityu | pramadvara aur ruru ka vivah | ruru-dundubh sanvad | dundubh ki atmakatha | janamejay ke sarpasatr ke vishay mean ruru ki jijnasa
astik parv
pitaroan ke anurodh se jaratkaru ki vivah svikriti ‎ | jaratkaroo dvara vasuki ki bahin ka panigrahan | astik ka janm | kadru-vinata ko putr prapti | meru parvat par bhagavan narayan ka samudr-manthan ke lie adesh | bhagavan narayan ka mohini roop | devasur sangram | kadru aur vinata ki ho d | kadru dvara apane putroan ko shap | nag aur uchchaishrava | vinata ka kadru ki dasi hona | garu d ki utpatti | garu d dvara apane tej aur sharir ka sankoch | kadru dvara iandradev ki stuti | garu d ka dasyabhav | garu d ka amrit ke lie jana aur nishadoan ka bhakshan | kashyap ka garu d ko poorv janm ki katha sunana | garu d ka kashyap ji se milana | indr dvara valakhilyoan ka apaman | arun-garu d ki utpatti | garu d ka devataoan se yuddh | garu d ka vishnu se var pana | indr aur garu d ki mitrata | indr dvara amrit apaharan | sheshanag ki tapasya | jaratkaru ka jaratkaru muni ke sath vivah | jaratkaru ki tapasya | parikshit ka upakhyan | shrriangi rrishi ka parikshit ko shap | takshak nag aur kashyap | janamejay ka rajyabhishek aur vivah | jaratkaru ko pitaroan ke darshan | jaratkaru ka shart ke sath vivah | jaratkaru muni ka nag kanya ke sath vivah | parikshit ke dharmamay achar | parikshit dvara shamik muni ka tiraskar | shrriangi rrishi ka parikshit ko shap | janamejay ki pratijna | janamejay ke sarpayajn ka upakram | sarpayajn ke rritvijoan ki namavali | takshak ka iandr ki sharan mean jana | astik ka sarpayajn mean jana | astik dvara yajaman, yajn, rritvij, agnidev adi ki stuti | sarpayajn mean dagdh hue sarpoan ke nam | astik ka sarpoan se var prapt karana
aanshavataran parv
mahabharat ka upakram janamejay ke yajn mean vyas ka agaman | vyas ka vaishampayan se mahabharat katha sunane ki kahana | kaurav-pandavoan mean phoot aur yuddh hone ka vrittaant | mahabharat ki mahatta | uparichar ka charitr | satyavati, vyas ki sankshipt janm katha | brahmanoan dvara kshatriy vansh ki utpatti evan vriddhi | asuroan ka janm aur prithvi ka brahmaji ki sharan mean jana | brahmaji ka devataoan ko prithvi par janm lene ka adesh
sambhav parv
marichi adi maharshiyoan tatha aditi adi daksh kanyaoan ke vansh ka vivaran | maharshiyoan tatha kashyap-patniyoan ki santan paranpara ka varnan | devata aur daityoan ke aanshavataroan ka digdarshan | dushyant ki rajy-shasan kshamata ka varnan | dushyant ka shikar ke lie van mean jana | dushyant ka hiansak van-jantuoan ka vadh karana | tapovan aur kanv ke ashram ka varnan | dushyant ka kanv ke ashram mean pravesh | dushyant-shakuntala vartalap | shakuntala dvara apane janm ka karan batana | vishvamitr ki tapasya bhang karane ke lie iandr dvara menaka ko bhejana | menaka-vishvamitr ka milan | kanv dvara shakuntala ka palan-poshan | shakuntala aur dushyant ka gandharv vivah | kanv dvara shakuntala vivah ka anumodan | shakuntala ko adbhut shaktishali putr ki prapti | putr sahit shakuntala ka dushyant ke pas jana | akashavani dvara shakuntala ki shuddhi ka samarthan | bharat ka rajyabhishek | daksh, vaivasvat manu tatha unake putroan ki utpatti | pururava, nahush aur yayati ke charitroan ka varnan | kach ka shukrachary-devayani ki seva mean salangn hona | devayani ka kach se panigrahan ke lie anurodh | devayani-sharmishtha ka kalah | sharmishtha dvara kuean mean girayi gayi devayani ko yayati ka nikalana | devayani shukrachary se vartalap | shukrachary dvara devayani ko samajhana | shukrachary ka vrishaparva ko phatakarana | sharmishtha ka dasi banakar shukrachary-devayani ko santusht karana | sakhiyoan sahit devayani aur sharmishtha ka van-vihar | yayati aur devayani ka vivah | yayati se devayani ko putr prapti | yayati-sharmishtha ka ekant milan | devayani-sharmishtha sanvad | shukrachary ka yayati ko shap dena | yayati ka apane putroan se agrah | yayati ka apane putroan ko shap dena | yayati ka apane putr puru ki yuvavastha lena | yayati ka vishay sevan evan vairagy | yayati dvara puru ka rajyabhishek karake van mean jana | yayati ki tapasya | yayati dvara puru ke upadesh ki charcha karana | yayati ka svarg se patan | yayati aur ashtak ka sanvad | ashtak aur yayati ka sanvad | yayati aur ashtak ka ashram-dharm sanbandhi sanvad | yayati dvara doosaroan ke punyadan ko asvikar karana | yayati ka vasuman aur shibi ke pratigrah ko asvikar karana | yayati ka ashtak ke sath svarg mean jana | puruvansh ka varnan | puruvansh, bharatavansh evan panduvansh ki parampara ka varnan | mahabhish ko brahmaji ka shap | shapagrast vasuoan ke sath ganga ki batachit | pratik ka ganga ko putr vadhoo ke roop mean svikar karana | shantanu ka janm evan rajyabhishek | shantanu aur ganga ka shartoan ke sath vivah | vasuoan ka janm evan shap se uddhar | bhishm ka janm | vasishth dvara vasuoan ko shap prapt hone ki katha | shantanu ke roop, gun aur sadachar ki prashansa | gangaji ko sushikshit putr ki prapti | devavrat ki bhishm pratijna | satyavati ke garbh se chitraangad, vichitraviry ki utpatti | shantanu aur chitraangad ka nidhan | vichitraviry ka rajyabhishek | bhishm dvara kashiraj ki kanyaoan ka haran | bhishm dvara sab rajaoan evan shalv ki parajay | ambika, ambalika ke sath vichitraviry ka vivah | vichitraviry ka nidhan | satyavati ka bhishm se rajy-grahan ka agrah | bhishm ki sammati se satyavati dvara vyas ka avahan | satyavati ki ajna se vyas ko ambika, ambalika ke garbh mean santanotpadan ki svikriti | vyas dvara vichitraviry ke kshetr se dhritarashtr, pandu, vidur ki utpatti | maharshi mandavy ka shooli par chadhaya jana | mandavy ka dharmaraj ko shap dena | kurudesh ki sarvagin unnati ka digdarshan | dhritarashtr ka vivah | kunti ko durvasa se mantr ki prapti | kunti dvara sooryadev ka avahan evan karn ka janm | karn dvara indr ko kavach-kundaloan ka dan | kunti dvara svayanvar mean pandu ka varan evan vivah | madri ke sath pandu ka vivah | pandu ka patniyoan sahit van mean nivas | vidur ka vivah | dhritarashtr ke gaandhari se sau putr aur ek putri ki utpatti | dhritarashtr ko seva karane vali vaishy jatiy yuvati se yuyutsu ki prapti | du:shala ke janm ki katha | dhritarashtr ke sau putroan ki namavali | pandu dvara mrigaroop dhari muni ka vadh | pandu ka anutap, sannyas lene ka nishchay | pandu ka patniyoan ke anurodh se vanaprasth-ashram mean pravesh | pandu ka kunti ko putr-prapti ka adesh | kunti ka pandu ko bhadra dvara putr-prapti ka kathan | pandu ki ajna se kunti ka putrotpatti ke lie dharmadevata ka avahan | yudhishthir, bhim aur arjun ki utpatti | nakul aur sahadev ki utpatti | pandu putroan ka namakaran sanskar | pandu ki mrityu aur madri ka chitarohan | rrishiyoan ka kunti aur pandavoan ko lekar hastinapur jana | pandu aur madri ki asthiyoan ka dah-sanskar | pandavoan aur dhritarashtr putroan ki balakridaean | duryodhan ka bhim ko vish khilana | bhim ka nagalok mean pahuanch ath kundoan ka divy ras pan karana | bhim ke n ane se kunti ki chinta | nagalok se bhim ka agaman | kripachary, dron aur ashvatthama ki utpatti | dron ko parashuram se astr-shastr ki prapti | dron ka drupad se tiraskrit ho hastinapur mean ana | dron ki rajakumaroan se bheant | bhishm ka dron ko sammanapoorvak rakhana | dronachary dvara rajakumaroan ki shiksha | ekalavy ki guru-bhakti | dronachary dvara shishyoan ki pariksha | arjun dvara lakshyavedh | dron ka grah se chhutakara | arjun ko brahmashir astr ki prapti | rajakumaroan ka rangabhoomi mean astr-kaushal dikhana | bhim, duryodhan aur arjun dvara astr-kaushal ka pradarshan | karn ka rangabhoomi mean pravesh tatha rajyabhishek | bhim dvara karn ka tiraskar aur duryodhan dvara samman | dron ka shishyoan dvara drupad par akraman | arjun ka drupad ko bandi banakar lana | dron dvara drupad ko adha rajy dekar mukt karana | yudhishthir ka yuvaraj pad par abhishek | pandavoan ke shaury, kirti aur bal ke vistar se dhritarashtr ko chinta | kanik ka dhritarashtr ko kootaniti ka upadesh
jatugrih parv
pandavoan ke prati puravasiyoan ka anurag dekhakar duryodhan ko chinta | duryodhan ka dhritarashtr se pandavoan ko varanavat bhej dene ka prastav | dhritarashtr ke adesh se pandavoan ki varanavat yatra | duryodhan ke adesh se purochan ka varanavat nagar mean lakshagrih banana | pandavoan ki varanavat yatra tatha unako vidur ka gupt upadesh | varanavat mean pandavoan ka svagat | lakshagrih mean nivas aur yudhishthir-bhim ki batachit | vidur ke bheje hue khanak dvara lakshagrih mean surang ka nirman | lakshagrih ka dah | vidur ke bheje hue navik ka pandavoan ko ganga ke par utarana | hastinapur mean pandavoan ke lie shok-prakash | kunti ke lie bhim ka jal lana | mata aur bhaiyoan ko bhoomi par soye dekhakar bhim ko krodh ana
hidimbavadh parv
hidimb ke bhejane par hidimba ka pandavoan ke pas jana | bhim aur hidimbasur ka yuddh | hidimba ka kunti se apana manobhav prakat karana | bhim dvara hidimbasur ka vadh | yudhishthir ka bhim ko hidimba-vadh se rokana | hidimba ka bhim ke lie prarthana karana | bhimasen aur hidimba ka milan | ghatotkach ki utpatti | pandavoan ko vyasaji ke darshan
vakavadh parv
brahman parivar ka kasht door karane hetu kunti-bhim ki batachit | brahman ke chintapoorn udgar | brahmani ka pati se jivit rahane ke lie anurodh karana | brahman kanya ke tyag aur vivekapoorn vachan | kunti ka brahman kanya ke pas jana | kunti ka brahman ka dukh sunana | kunti aur brahman ki batachit | bhim ko vakasur ke pas bhejane ka prastav | bhim ka bhojan lekar vakasur ke pas jana | bhim aur vakasur ka yuddh | vakasur vadh se bhayabhit rakshasoan ka palayan
chaitrarath parv
pandavoan ka ek brahman se vichitr kathaean sunana | dron ka drupad dvara apamanit hone ka vrittaant | drupad ke yajn se dhrishtadyumn aur draupadi ka janm | kunti ka paanchal desh mean jana | vyasaji ka pandavoan se draupadi ke poorvajanm ka vrittaant sunana | pandavoan ki paanchal yatra | arjun dvara chitrarath gandharv ki parajay evan donoan ki mitrata | raja sanvaran ka soory kanya tapati par mohit hona | tapati aur sanvaran ki batachit | vasishth ki madad se sanvaran ko tapati ki prapti | gandharv ka brahman ko purohit banane ke lie agrah karana | vasishth ke adbhut kshama-bal ke age vishvamitr ka parabhav | shakti ke shap se kalmashapad ka rakshas hona | kalmashapad ka shap se uddhar | vasishth dvara kalmashapad ko ashmak namak putr ki prapti | shakti putr parashar ka janm | pitaroan dvara aurv ke krodh ka nivaran | aurv aur pitaroan ki batachit | pulatsy adi mahirshiyoan ke parashar dvara rakshas satr ki samapti | kalmashapad ko brahmani aangirasi ka shap | pandavoan ka dhaumy ko purohit banana
svayanvar parv
pandavoan ki paanchal-yatra mean brahmanoan se batachit | brahmanoan ka drupad ki rajadhani mean kumhar ke pas rahana | svayanvar sabha ka varnan evan dhrishtadyumn ki ghoshana | dhrishtadyumn ka svayanvar mean aye rajaoan ka parichay dena | rajaoan ka lakshyavedh ke lie udyog aur asaphal hona | arjun ka lakshyavedh karake draupadi ko prapt karana | bhim aur arjun dvara drupad ki raksha | krishn-balaram ka vartalap | arjun aur bhim dvara karn evan shaly ki parajay | draupadi sahit bhim-arjun ka apane dere par jana | kunti, arjun aur yudhishthir ki batachit | paanchoan pandavoan ka draupadi ke sath vivah | shrikrishn ki pandavoan se bheant | dhrishtadyumn ka drupad ke pas ana | draupadi ke vishay mean drupad ke prashn
vaivahik parv
dhrishtadyumn dvara drupad ke pas purohit bhejana | pandavoan aur kunti ka drupad dvara samman | drupad-yudhishthir ki batachit evan vyasaji ka agaman | draupadi ka pandavoan se vivah ke sanbandh mean apane-apane vichar | vyasaji ka drupad ko draupadi-pandavoan ke poorvajanm ki katha sunana | drupad ka draupadi-pandavoan ke divy roopoan ki jhaanki karana | draupadi ka paanchoan pandavoan ke sath vivah | kunti ka draupadi ko upadesh evan ashirvad
viduragaman rajyalambh parv
pandavoan ke vivah se duryodhan ko chinta | dhritarashtr ka pandavoan ke prati prem ka dikhava | dhritarashtr-duryodhan ki batachit, shatruoan ko vash mean karane ke upay | pandavoan ko parakram se dabane ke lie karn ki sammati | bhishm ki duryodhan se pandavoan ko adha rajy dene ki salah | dronachary ki pandavoan ko upahar bhejane ki sammati | vidur ki sammati, dron-bhishm ke vachanoan ka samarthan | dhritarashtr ki ajna se vidur ka drupad ke pas jana | pandavoan ka hastinapur ana | indraprasth nagar ka nirman | shrikrishn-balaramaji ka dvaraka prasthan | pandavoan ke yahaan naradaji ka agaman | narad dvara sund-upasund katha ka prastav | sund-upasund ki tapasya | sund-upasund dvara trilok vijay | tilottama ki utpatti evan sundopasund ko mohit karane hetu prasthan | tilottama ki vajah se sund-upasund mean l daee | tilottama ko brahmaji dvara varadan | pandavoan ka draupadi ke vishay mean niyam-nirdharan
arjun vanavas parv
arjun dvara godhan ki raksha ke lie niyam-bhang | arjun ka gangadvar mean rukana evan uloopi se milan | arjun ka manipoor mean chitraangada se panigrahan | arjun dvara varga apsara ka uddhar | varga ki atmakatha | arjun ka prabhas tirth mean shrikrishn se milana
subhadra haran parv
arjun ka subhadra par asakt hona | yadavoan ki arjun ke viruddh yuddh ki taiyari
harana haran parv
arjun aur subhadra ka vivah | arjun-subhadra ka shrikrishn ke sath indraprasth pahuanchana | draupadi ke putr evan abhimanyu ke janm-sanskar
khandav dah parv
yudhishthir ke rajy ki visheshata | agnidev ka khandavavan ko jalana | raja shvetaki ki katha | arjun ka agnidev se divy dhanush evan rath maangana | agnidev ka arjun aur krishn ko divy dhanush, chakr adi dena | khandavavan mean jalate hue praniyoan ki durdasha | devataoan ke sath shrikrishn aur arjun ka yuddh
may darshan parv
khandavavan ka vinash aur mayasur ki raksha | mandapal muni dvara jarita-shaanrgika se putroan ki utpatti | jarita ka apane bachchoan ki raksha hetu vilap karana | jarita evan usake bachchoan ka sanvad | sharhangakoan ke stavan se prasann agnidev ka abhay dena | mandapal ka apane bal-bachchoan se milana | iandradev ka shrikrishn aur arjun ko varadan