खाण्डव वन दहन

ek samay bhagavan shrikrishn aur arjun jab yamuna ke tat par vicharan kar rahe the to unaki bheant svarn rang ke ek ati tejasvi brahman se huee. krishn evan arjun ne brahman ko pranam kiya. usake pashchath arjun bole- “he brahmadev! ap pandavoan ke rajy mean padhare haian, isalie apaki seva karana hamara kartavy hai. bataiye maian apaki kya seva kar sakata hooan.”

arjun ke vachanoan ko sunakar brahman ne kaha- “he dhanurdhari arjun! mujhe bahut jor ki bhookh lagi hai. tum meri kshudha shant karane ki vyavastha karo. kintu meri bhookh sadharan bhookh nahian hai. maian agni hooan tatha is khandav van ko jalakar apani kshudha shant karana chahata hooan. parantu indr mujhe aisa karane nahian dete, ve apane mitr takshak nag, jo ki khandav van mean nivas karata hai, ki raksha karane ke liye megh varsha karake mere tej ko shant kar dete haian tatha mujhe atript rah jana p data hai. at: jab maian khandav van ko jalane lagooan, us samay tum indr ko megh varsha karane se roke rakho.”

is par arjun bole- “he agnidev! maian tatha mere mitr krishn indradev se yuddh karane ka samarthy to rakhate haian, kintu unake sath yuddh karane ke liye hamare pas alaukik astr-shastr nahian haian. yadi ap hamean alaukik astr-shastr pradan karean to ham apaki ichchha poorn kar sakate haian.”

agnidev ne tatkal varunadev ko bulakar adesh diya- “varunadev! ap raja som dvara pradatt gandiv dhanush, akshay toonir, chakr tatha vanar ki dhvaja vala rath arjun ko pradan karean.” varunadev ne agnidev ke adesh ka palan kar diya aur agnidev apani prachand jvala se khandav van ko bhasm karane lage. khandav van se uthati tivr lapatoan se sara akash bhar utha aur devatagan bhi santapt hone lage. agni ki prachand jvala ka shaman karane ke liye devaraj indr ne apani meghavahini ke dvara moosaladhar varsha karana arambh kiya, kintu shrikrishn aur arjun ne apane astroan se un meghoan ko tatkal sukha diya. krodhit hokar indr arjun tatha shrikrishn se yuddh karane a gaye, kintu unhe parajit hona p da.

khandav van mean may danav, jo ki vishvakarma ka shilpi tha, ka nivas tha. agni se santapt hokar may danav bhagata hua arjun ke pas aya aur apane pranoan ki raksha ke liye prarthana karane laga. arjun ne may danav ko abhayadan de diya. khandav van anavarat roop se pandrah dinoan tak jalata raha. is agnikand se vahaan ke keval chhah prani hi bach paye, ve the- may danav, ashvasen tatha char sarang pakshi.

khandav van ke poornaroop se jal jane ke pashchath agnidev punah brahman ke vesh mean shrikrishn aur arjun ke pas aye tatha unake parakram se prasann hokar var maangane ke liye kaha. krishn ne apani tatha arjun ki akshun mitrata ka var maanga, jise agnidev ne saharsh pradan kar diya. arjun ne apane liye samast prakar ke divy evan alaukik astr-shastr maange. arjun ki is maang ko sunakar agnidev ne kaha- “he pandunandan! tumhean samast prakar ke divy evan alaukik astr-shastr keval bhagavan shankar ki kripa se hi prapt ho sakate haian, maian tumhean yah var dene mean asamarth hooan. kintu maian tumhean sarvatr vijayi hone ka var deta hooan.” itana kahakar agnidev antardhyan ho gaye.

tika tippani aur sandarbh

sanbandhit lekh

varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj

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