श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा मगध की राजधानी की प्रशंसा

mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘jarasandh vadh parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 21 ke anusar shrikrishn dvara magadh ki rajadhani ki prashansa ka varnan is prakar hai-

shrikrishn dvara magadh ka manoram varnan

shrikrishn bole - kuntinandan! dekho, vah magadh desh ki sundar evan vishal rajadhani kaisi shobha pa rahi hai. vahaan pashuoan ki adhikata hai. jal ki bhi sada poorn suvidha rahati hai. yahaan bhara-poora yah nagar b da manohar pratit hota hai. tat! yahaan viharopayogi vipul, varah, vrirshabh (rrishabh), rrishigiri (matang) tatha paanchavaan chaityak nam parvat hai. b de bade़ shikhar vale ye paanchoan sundar parvat shital chhaya vale vrikshoan se sushobhit haian aur ek sath milakar ek-doosare ke sharir ka sparsh karate hue mano girivraj nagar ki raksha kar rahe haian. vahaan lodh namak vrikshoan ke kee manohar van haian, jinase ve paanchoan parvat dhake hue se jan p date haian. unaki shakhaoan ke agrabhag mean phool hi phool dikhayi dete hai. lodhoan ke ye sugandhit van kamijanoan ko bahut priy haian. yahian atyant kathor vrat ka palan karane vale mahamana gautam ne ushinaradesh ki shoodrajatiy kanya ke garbh se kakshivanh adi putroan ko utpann kiya tha. isi karan vah gautam muni rajaoan ke prem se vahaan ashram mean rahata tatha magadhadeshiy rajavansh ki seva karata hai. arjun! poorvakal mean aang-vang adi mahabali raja bhi gautam ke ghar mean akar anandapoorvak rahate the. parth! gautam ke ashram ke nikat lahalahati huee pipal aur lodhoan ki in sundar evan manoram vanashadktiyoan ko to dekha. yahaan arbud aur shakravapi nam vale do nag rahate haian, jo apane shatruoan ko santapt karane vale haian. yahian svastik nag aur mani nag ke bhi uttam bhavan haian. manu ne magadh desh ke nivasiyoan ko meghoan ke liye aparihary (anugrahy) kar diya hai; (atah vahaan sada hi badal samay par yathesht varsha karate haian). chandakaushik muni aur manimanh nag bhi magadh desh par anugrah kar chuke haian. shvetavarn ke vrishabh, vipul, varah, girishreshth chaityak tatha matang giri - in sabhi shreshth parvatoan par sampoorn siddhoan ke vishal bhavan haian tatha yatiyoan, muniyoan aur mahatmaoan ke bahut se ashram haian.. vrishabh, mahaparakrami tamal, gandharvoan, rakshasoan tatha nagoan ke bhi nivas sthan un parvatoan ki shobha badhate haian.. is prakar charoan or se durdharsh us ramaniy nagar ko pakar jarasandh ko yah abhiman bana rahata hai ki mujhe anupam arthasiddhi prapt hogi. aj ham log usake ghar par hi chalakar usaka sara ghamand har leange.

bhim, arjun aur krishn ka chaityak parvat ke parakot par akraman

vaishampayan ji kahate haian - janamejay! aisi batean karate hue ve sabhi mahatejasvi bhaee shrikrishn, arjun aur bhimasen magadh ki rajadhani mean pravesh karane ke liye chal p de. vah nagar charoan varnoan ke logoan se bhara-poora tha. usamean rahane vale sabhi log hasht-pusht dikhayi dete the. vahaan adhikadhik utsav hote rahate the. koee bhi usako jit nahian sakata tha. aise girivraj ke nikat ve tinoan ja pahuanche. ve mukhy phatak par n jakar nagar ke chaityak namak ooanche parvat par chale gaye. us nagar mean nivas karane vale manushy tatha brihadrath parivar ke log us parvat ki pooja kiya karate the. magadh desh ki praja ko yah chaityak parvat bahut hi priy tha. us sthan par raja brihadrath ne (brishabharoopadhari) rrishabh namak ek maansabhakshi rakshas se yuddh kiya aur use marakar usaki khal se tin b de-b de nagade़ taiyar karaye, jin par chot karane se mahine bhar tak avaj hoti rahati thi. raja ne un naga doan ko us rakshas ke hi chamade़ se madhakar apane nagar mean rakhava diya. jahaan ve naga de bajate the, vahaan divy phooloan ki varsha hone lagati thi. in tinoan viroan ne uparyukt tinoan naga do ko pho dakar chaityak parvat ke parakote par akraman kiya. un sabane anek prakar ke ayudh lekar dvar ke samane magadh nivasiyoan ke param priy us chaityak parvat par dhava kiya tha. jarasandh ko marane ki ichchha rakhakar mano ve usake mastak par aghat kar rahe the. us chaityak ka vishal shikhar bahut purana, kiantu sudridh tha. magadh desh mean usaki b di pratishtha thi. gandh aur pushp ki malaoan se usaki sada pooja ki jati thi. shrikrishn adi tinoan viroan ne apani vishal bhujaoan se takkar marakar us chaityak parvat ke shikhar ko gira diya. tadanantar ve atyant prasann hokar magadh ki rajadhani girivraj ke bhitar ghuse.

jarasandh ka akraman ki soochana se vrat rakhana

isi samay vedoan ke paragami vidvanh brahmanoan ne anek apashakun dekhakar raja jarasandh ko unake vishay mean soochit kiya. purohitoan ne raja ko hathi par bithakar usake charoan or prajvalit ag ghumayi. pratapi raja jarasandh ne anisht ki shanti ke liye vrat ki diksha ke niyamoan ka palan karate hue upavas kiya.

shrikrishn, arjun aur bhim ka nagar mean pravesh karana

bharat! idhar bhagavanh shrikrishn, bhimasen aur arjun snatak vrat ka palan karane vale brahmanoan ke vesh mean astr shastroan ka parityag karake apani bhujaoan se hi ayudhoan ka kam lete hue jarasandh ke sath yuddh karane ki ichchha rakhakar nagar mean pravisht hue. unhoanne khane-pine ki vastuoan, phool-malaoan tatha any avashyak padarthoan ki dookanoan se saje hue hat-bat ki apoorv shobha aur sampada dekhi. nagar ka vah vaibhav bahut badha-chadha, sarvagun sampann tatha samast kamanaoan ki poorti karane vala tha. us gali ki adbhut samriddhi ko dekhakar ve mahabali narashreshth shrikrishn, bhim aur arjun ek mali se balapoorvak bahut si malaean lekar nagar ki pradhan s dak se chalane lage. un sabake vastr anek rang ke the. unhoanne gale mean har aur kanoan mean chamakile kundal pahan rakkhe the. ve kramashah buddhimanh raja jarasandh ke mahal ke samip ja pahuanche. jaise himalay ki guphaoan mean rahane vale sianh gauoan ka sthan dhooandhate hue age badhate hoan, usi prakar ve tinoan vir rajabhavan ki talash karate hue vahaan pahuanche the. maharaj! yuddh mean vishesh shobha pane vale un tinoan viroan ki bhujaean sakhoo ke latthe jaisi sushobhit ho rahian thi. un par chandan aur aanguru ka lep kiya gaya tha.

jarasandh dvara shrikrishn aur pandav kumaroan ka satkar

shalavriksh ke tane ke saman ooanche dil aur chau di chhati vale gajaraj sadrish un balavanh viroan ko dekhakar magadh nivasiyoan ko b da ashchary hua. ve narashreshth logoan se bhari huee tin dyodhiyoan ko par karake nirbhay evan nishchint ho b de abhiman ke sath raja jarasandh ke nikat gaye. ve pady, madhupark aur godan pine ke yogy the. unaka sarvatr satkar hota tha. unhean aya dekh jarasandh uthakar kh da ho gaya aur usane vidhipoorvak unaka atithy satkar kiya. tadanantar shaktishali raja ne in tinoan atithiyoan se kaha - ‘ap logoan ka svagat hai.’ janamejay! us samay arjun aur bhimasen to maun the. unamean se mahabuddhimanh shrikrishn ne yah bat kahi - ‘rajendr! ye donoan ek niyam le chuke haian; atah adhi rat se pahale nahian bolate. adhi rat ke bad ye donoan apase bat kareange’. tab raja unhean yajnashala mean thaharakar svayan rajabhavan mean chala gaya. phir adhi rat hone par jahaan ve brahman thahare the, vahaan vah gaya. rajanh! usaka yah niyam bhoomandal mean vikhyat tha. bharat! yuddhavijayi raja jarasandh snatak brahmanoan ka agaman sunakar adhi rat ke samay bhi unaki avabhagat ke liye unake pas chala jata tha.

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