वामन अवतार की संक्षिप्त कथा

mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘arghabhiharan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 38 ke anusar vaman avatar ki sankshipt katha ka varnan is prakar hai-

devataoan dvara shrihari ki stuti karana

ab tum paramatma shrihari ke vaman avatar ka vrittant suno. rajanh! prachin tretayug ki bat hai, virochanakumar bali daityoan ke raja the. bal meanunake saman doosara koee nahian tha. bali atyant balavan hone ke sath hi mahanh vir bhi the. maharaj! daity samooh se ghire hue bali ne b de veg se indr par akraman kiya aur unhean jitakar indralok par adhikar prapt kar liya. raja bali ke akraman se atyant trast hue indr adi devata brahmaji ko age karake kshirasagar ke tat par gaye aur sabane milakar devadhidev bhagavan narayan ka stavan kiya. devataoan ke stuti karane par shrihari ne unhean darshan diya aur kaha jata hai, un par kripa prasad karane ke phalasvaroop bhagavan ka aditi ke garbh se pradurbhav hua. jo is samay yadukul ko anandit kar rahe haian, ye hi bhagavan shrikrishn pahale aditi ke putr hokar indr ke chhote bhaee vishnu (ya upendr) ke nam se vikhyat hue. unhian dinoan mahaparakrami daityaraj bali ne kratushreshth ashvamedh ke anushthan ki taiyari arambh ki. yudhishthir! jab daityaraj ka yajn arambh ho gaya, us samay bhagavan vishnu brahman veshadhari vaman brahmachari ke roop mean apane ko chhipakar sir muan daye, yajnopavit, kala mrigacharm or shikha dharan kiye, hath mean kalash ka danda liye us yajn mean gaye. us samay bhagavan vaman ki adbhut shobha dikhayi deti thi.

bali se bhumi milane ke pashchat bhagavan shrihari ka virat roop

bali ke vartaman yajn mean pravesh karake unhoanne daityaraj se kaha- ‘mujhe tin pag bhoomi dakshinasp mean dijiye.’ ‘keval tin pag bhoomi mujhe de dijiye’ aisa kahakar unhoanne mahan asur bali se yachana ki. bali ne bhi ‘tathastu’ kahakar shrivishnu ko bhoomi de di. bali se vah bhoomi pakar bhagavan vishnu b de veg se badhane lage. rajanh! ve pahale to balak jaise lagate the, kiantu unhoanne badhakar tin hi pagoan mean svarg, akash aur prithvi sabako map liya. is prakar balavan raja bali ke yajn mean jab mahabali bhagavan vishnu ne keval tin pagoan dvara triloki ko nap liya, tab kisi se bhi kshubdh n kiya ja sakane vale mahan asur kshubdh ho uthe. rajanh! unamean viprachitt adi danav pradhan the. krodh mean bhare hue un mahabali daityoan ke samuday anek prakar ke veghadharan kiye vahaan upasthit the. unake mukh anek prakar ke dikhayi dete the. ve sab ke sab vishalakay the. unake hathoan mean bhaanti-bhaanti ke astr shastr the. unhoanne vividh prakar ki malaean tatha chandan dharan kar rakhe the. ve dekhane mean b de bhayankar the aur tej se mano prajvalit ho rahe the. bharatanandan! jab bhagavan vishnu ne tinoan lokoan ko mapana arambh kiya, us samay sabhi daity apane-apane ayudh lekar unhean charoan or se gherakar khe de ho gaye. bhagavan ne mahabhayankar roop dharan karake un sab daityoan ko latoan-thapp doan se marakar bhoomandal ka sara rajy unase shighr chhin liya. unaka ek pair akash mean pahuanchakar adity mandal mean sthit ho gaya. bhootatma bhagavan shrihari us samay apane tej se soory ki apeksha bahut badh chadhakar prakashit ho rahe the. mahabali mahabahu bhagavan vishnu sampoorn dishaoan vidishaoan tatha samast lokoan ko prakashit karate hue b di shobha pa rahe the. jis samay ve vasudha ko apane pairoan se map rahe the, us samay ve itane b de ki chandrama aur soory unaki chhati ke samane a gaye the. jab ve akash ko laanghane lage tab ve hi chandrama aur soory unake nabhidesh mean a gaye. jab ve akash ya svarg lok se bhi oopar ko pair badhane lage, us samay unaka roop itana vishal ho gaya ki soory aur chandrama unake ghutanoan mean sthit dikhayi dene lage. is prakar brahman log amitaparakrami bhagavan vishnu ke us vishal roop ka varnan karate haian. yudhishthir! bhagavan ka pair brahmand kapal tak pahuanch gaya aur usake aghat se kapal mean chhidr ho gaya, jisase jhar-jhar karake ek nadi prakat ho gayi, jo shighr hi niche utarakar samudr mean ja mili. sagar mean milane vali vah pavan sarita hi ganga hai. bhagavan shri hari ne b de-b de danavoan ko marakar sari prithvi unake adhikar se chhin li aur tinoan lokoan ke sath sari asuri sampada ka apaharan karake un asuroan ko stri putroan sahit patal mean bhej diya. namuchi, shambar aur mahamana prahrad bhagavan ke charanoan ke sparsh se pavitr ho gaye. bhagavan ne unako bhi patal mean bhej diya. rajanh! bhootatma bhagavan shrihari ne apane shriaangoan mean vishesh roop se panchamahabhootoan tatha bhoot, bhavishy aur vartaman sabhi kaloan ka darshan karaya. unake sharir mean sara sansar is prakar dikhayi deta tha, manoan usamean lakar rakh diya gaya hai. sansar mean koee aisi vastu nahian hai, jo un paramatma se vyapt n ho. parameshvar bhagavan vishnu ke us roop ko dekhakar unake tej se tiraskrit ho devata, danav aur manav sabhi mohit ho gaye. abhimani raja bali ko bhagavan ne yajnamandap mean hi baandh liya aur virochan ke samast kul ko svarg se patal mean bhej diya. garudavahan bhagavan vishnu ko apane paremashvariy tej se uparyukt karm karake bhi ahankar nahian hua. danavasoodan shrivishnu ne shachipati indr ko samast devataoan ka adhipaty dekar triloki ka rajy bhi unhean de diya. is prakar paramatma shrihari ke vaman avatar ka vrittant sankshep se tumhean bataya gaya. vedavetta brahman bhagavan vishnu ke is suyash ka varnan karate haian.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat sabha parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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sabhakriya parv
shrikrishn ki ajnanusar mayasur dvara sabha bhavan nirman | shrikrishn ki dvaraka yatra | mayasur ka bhim-arjun ko gada aur shankh dena | may dvara nirmit sabha bhavan mean yudhishthir ka pravesh
lokapal sabhakhyan parv
narad ka yudhishthir ko prashn roop mean shiksha dena | yudhishthir ki divy sabhaoan ke vishay mean jijnasa | indr sabha ka varnan | yamaraj ki sabha ka varnan | varun ki sabha ka varnan | kuber ki sabha ka varnan | brahmaji ki sabha ka varnan | raja harishchandr ka mahatmy
rajasooyarambh parv
yudhishthir ka rajasooyavishayak sankalp | shrikrishn ki rajasooy yajn ki sammati | jarasandh ke vishay mean yudhishthir, bhim aur shrikrishn ki batachit | jarasandh par jit ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka utsahahin hona | shrikrishn dvara arjun ki bat ka anumodan | yudhishthir ko jarasandh ki utpatti ka prasang sunana | jara rakshasi ka apana parichay dena | chandakaushik dvara jarasandh ka bhavishy kathan
jarasandh vadh parv
shrikrishn, arjun aur bhim ki magadh yatra | shrikrishn dvara magadh ki rajadhani ki prashansa | shrikrishn aur jarasandh ka sanvad | jarasandh ki yuddh ke lie taiyari | jarasandh ka shrikrishn ke sath vair ka varnan | bhim aur jarasandh ka bhishan yuddh | bhim dvara jarasandh ka vadh | jarasandh dvara bandi rajaoan ki mukti
digvijay parv
pandavoan ki digvijay ke lie yatra | arjun dvara anek rajaoan tatha bhagadatt ki parajay | arjun ka anek parvatiy deshoan par vijay pana | kimpurush, hatak, uttarakuru par arjun ki vijay | bhim ka poorv disha mean jitane ke lie prasthan | bhim ka anek rajaoan se bhari dhan-sampati jitakar indraprasth lautana | sahadev dvara dakshin disha ki vijay | nakul dvara pashchim disha ki vijay
rajasooy parv
shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka rajasooy yajn ki diksha lena | rajasooy yajn mean rajaoan, kauravoan tatha yadavoan ka agaman | rajasooy yajn ka varnan
arghabhiharan parv
rajasooy yajn mean brahmanoan tatha rajaoan ka samagam | bhishm ki anumati se shrikrishn ki agrapooja | shishupal ke akshepapoorn vachan | yudhishthir ka shishupal ko samajhana | bhishm ka shishupal ke akshepoan ka uttar dena | bhagavan narayan ki mahima | bhagavan narayan dvara madhu-kaitabh vadh | varah avatar ki sankshipt katha | nrisianh avatar ki sankshipt katha | vaman avatar ki sankshipt katha | dattatrey avatar ki sankshipt katha | parashuram avatar ki sankshipt katha | shriram avatar ki sankshipt katha | shrikrishn avatar ki sankshipt katha | kalki avatar ki sankshipt katha | shrikrishn ka prakaty | kaliy-mardan evan dhenukasur vadh | arishtasur evan kans vadh | shrikrishn aur balaram ka vidyabhyas | shrikrishn ka guru ko dakshina roop mean unake putr ka jivan dena | narakasur ka sainikoan sahit vadh | shrikrishn ka solah hajar kanyaoan ko patniroop mean svikar karana | shrikrishn ka indralok jakar aditi ko kundal dena | dvarakapuri ka varnan | rukmini ke mahal ka varnan | satyabhama sahit any raniyoan ke mahal ka varnan | shrikrishn aur balaram ka dvaraka mean pravesh | shrikrishn dvara banasur par vijay | bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn mahatmy ka upasanhar | sahadev ki rajaoan ko chunauti
shishupal vadh parv
yudhishthir ko bhishm ka santvana dena | shishupal dvara bhishm ki ninda | shishupal ki batoan par bhim ka krodh | bhishm dvara shishupal ke janm ka vritaantt ka varnan | bhishm ki batoan se chidhe shishupal ka unhean phatakarana | shrikrishn dvara shishupal vadh | rajasooy yajn ki samapti | shrikrishn ka svadeshagaman
dyoot parv
vyasaji ki bhavishyavani se yudhishthir ki chinta | duryodhan ka may nirmit sabha bhavan ko dekhana | yudhishthir ke vaibhav ko dekhakar duryodhan ka chintit hona | pandavoan par vijay prapt karane ke lie duryodhan-shakuni ki batachit | duryodhan ka dyoot ke lie dhritarashtr se anurodh | dhritarashtr ka vidur ko indraprasth bhejana | duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko apane dukh aur chinta ka karan batana | yudhishthir ko bheant mean mili vastuoan ka duryodhan dvara varnan | duryodhan dvara yudhishthir ke abhishek ka varnan | duryodhan ko dhritarashtr ka samajhana | duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko ukasana | dyootakrida ke lie sabha ka nirman | dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko bulane ke lie vidur ko ajna dena | vidur aur dhritarashtr ki batachit | vidur aur yudhishthir batachit tatha yudhishthir ka hastinapur ana | jue ke anauchity ke sambandh mean yudhishthir-shakuni sanvad | dyootakrida ka arambh | jue mean shakuni ke chhal se yudhishthir ki har | dhritarashtr ko vidur ki chetavani | vidur dvara jue ka ghor virodh | duryodhan ka vidur ko phatakarana aur vidur ka use chetavani dena | yudhishthir ka dhan, rajy, bhaee, draupadi sahit apane ko bhi harana | vidur ka duryodhan ko phatakarana | du:shasan ka sabha mean draupadi ko kesh pak dakar ghasitakar lana | sabhasadoan se draupadi ka prashn | bhim ka krodh evan arjun ko unhean shant karana | vikarn ki dharmasangat bat ka karn dvara virodh | draupadi ka chiraharan | vidur dvara prahlad ka udaharan dekar sabhasadoan ko virodh ke lie prerit karana | draupadi ka chetavani yukt vilap evan bhishm ka vachan | duryodhan ke chhal-kapatayukt vachan aur bhim ka roshapoorn udgar | karn aur duryodhan ke vachan evan bhim ki pratijna | draupadi ko dhritarashtr se var prapti | kauravoan ko marane ko udyat hue bhim ko yudhishthir ka shant karana | dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko sara dhan lautakar indraprasth jane ka adesh
anudyoot parv
duryodhan ka dhritarashtr se pun: dyutakrida ke lie pandavoan ko bulane ka anurodh | gandhari ki dhritarashtr ko chetavani kintu dhritarashtr ka asvikar karana | dhritarashtr ki ajna se yudhishthir ka pun: jua khelana aur harana | du:shasan dvara pandavoan ka upahas | bhim, arjun, nakul aur sahadev ki bhishan pratijna | vidur ka pandavoan ko dharmapoorvak rahane ka upadesh dena | draupadi ka kunti se vida lena | kunti ka vilap evan nagar ke nar-nariyoan ka shokatur hona | vanagaman ke samay pandavoan ki cheshta | prajajanoan ki shokaturata ke vishay mean dhritarashtr-vidur ka sanvad | sharanagat kauravoan ko dronachary ka ashvasan | dhritarashtr ki chinta aur unaka sanjay ke sath vartalap