- mahabharat adi parv ke ‘vakavadh parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 159 ke anusar kunti ka brahman ka dukh sunane ki katha ka varnan is prakar hai[1]-
vishay soochi
kunti ke poochhane par brahman ka apane du:kh ka karan batana
kunhti ne poochha- brahmanh! ap logoan ke is du:kh ka karan khya hai ? maian yah thik-thik janana chahata hooan. use janakar yadi mitaya ja sakega to mitane ki cheshhta karuangi. brahman ne kaha- tapodhane! ap jo kuchh kah rahi haian, yah ap-jaise sajhjanoan ke anurup hi hai; parantu hamare is du:kh ko manushhy nahian mita sakata. is nagar ke pas hi yahaan se do kos ki doori par yamuna ke kinare ghane jangalo mean ek gupha hai, usi mean ek bhayankar hiansa priy narabhakshi rakshas rahata hai. usaka nam hai bak. vah rakshas athyanht balavanh hai. vahi is janapad aur nagar ka shvami hai. vah khoti buddhivala manushhyabhakshi rakshas manushhy ke hi maans se pushht hua hai. us durathma narabhakshi nishachar dvara pratidin khayi jati huee yah nagari anath ho rahi hai. ise koee rakshak ya shvami nahian mil raha hai. rakshasochitht bal se samhpanhn vah shaktishali asuraraj sada is janapad, nagar aur desh ki raksha karata hai. usake karan hamean shatrurajhyoan tatha hiansak praniyoan se kabhi bhay nahian hota. usake liye kar niyat kiya gaya hai- bis khari agahani ke chaval ka bhat, do bhaianse aur ek manushhy, jo vah sab saman lekar us ke pas jata hai. prathyek grihashth apani bari ane par use bhojan deta hai. yadyapi yah bari bahut varshoan ke bad ati hai, tathapi logoan ke liye usaki poorti bahut kathin hoti hai.jo korhi purush kabhi usase chhootane ka prayathn karate haian, vah rakshas unhhean putr aur shtri sahit marakar kha jata hai. vashtav mean jo yahaan ka raja haian, vah vedhakiyagrih nasak shthan mean rahata hai. parantu vah nhyay ke marg par nahian chalata. vah manhdabuddhi raja yathn karake bhi aisa koee upay nahian karata, jisase sada ke liye praja ka sankat door ho jay. nishhchay hi ham log aisa hi du:kh bhogane ke yoghy hai; khyoanki ham durbal raja ke rajhy mean nivas karate haian, yahaan ke nithy shvami ho gaye haian aur is dushht ashray mean rahate haian. brahmanoan ko kaun adesh de sakata hai athava ve kisake adhin rah sakate haian. ye to ichhchhanusar vicharanevale pakshiyoan ki bhaanti desh ya raja ke gun dekhakar hi kahian bhi nivas karate haian. niti kahati hai, pahale achhchhe raja ko prapht kare. usake bad pathni ki aur phir dhan ki upalabdhi kare. in tinoan ke sangrah dvara apane jati-bhaiyoan tatha putroan ko sankat se bachaye. maianne in tinoan ka viparit dhang se uparjan kiya hai (arthath dushht raja ke rajhy mean nivas kiya, kurajhy mean vivah kiya aur vivah ke pashhchath dhan nahian kamaya); isaliye is vipatti mean p dakar ham log bhari kashht pa rahe haian. vahi aj hamari bari ayi hai, jo samooche kul ka vinash karane vali hai. mujhe us rakshas ko karake rup mean niyat bhojan aur ek purush ki bali deni p degi. mere pas dhan nahian hai, jisase kahian se kisi purush ko kharid laooan. apane suhridoan eanv sage-samhbandhiyoan ko to maian kadapi us rakshas ke hath mean nahian de sakooanga. us nishachar se chhootane ka koee upay mujhe nahian dikhayi deta; at: maian athyanht dushtar du:kh ke mahasagar mean dooba hua hooan. ab in banhdhavajanoan ke sath hi maian rakshas ke pas jaooanga phir vah nich nishachar ek hi sath ham sabako kha jayega.
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
mahabharat adiparv mean ullekhit kathaean
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
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj