देवव्रत की भीष्म प्रतिज्ञा

ganga dvara devavrat ke gunoan v shiksha ka varnan karane ke bad ganga devavrat ko shantanu ko sauanp kar chali jati hai. shantanu devavrat ko apane rajy le ate hai. aur apane gunavan putr ke sath rajy ka kary bhar sambhalate hai. parantu ek din jab vah nadi ke kinare jate hai to vahaan ek sugandh se vichalit ho us disha ki or jate hai tabhi vahaan unaki mulakat satyavati se hoti hai. vah satyavati ke roop v gunoan par mohit ho jate hai aur satyavati ke pita se use varan karane ka agrah karate hai lekin satyavati ke pita unase ek shart rakhate hai us shart ki katha ka sampoorn ullekh mahabharat adiparv ke ‘sambhav parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 100 mean is prakar hua hai.

shantanu ka satyavati se milana

vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian-aisa kahakar mahabhaga ganga devi vahian anh‍tardhan ho gayian. gangaji ke is prakar ajna dene par maharaj shanh‍tanu soory ke saman prakashit hone vale apane putr ko lekar rajadhani mean aye. unaka astinapur inh‍dr nagari amaravati ke saman sunh‍dar tha. pooroovanshi raja shanh‍tanu putr sahit usamean jakar apane apako samh‍poorn kamanaoan se samh‍pann evan saphal manorath manane lage. tadananh‍tar unh‍hoanne sabako abhay dene vale mahath‍ma eanv gunavanh putr ko rajakaj mean sahayog karane ke liye samash‍t pauravoan ke bich mean yuvaraj pad par abhishikt kar diya. janamejay! shanh‍tanu ke us mahayashash‍vi putr ne apane achar-vh‍yavahar se pita ko, paurav samaj ko tatha samooche rashtr ko prasann kar liya. amit parakrami raja shanh‍tanu ne vaise gunavanh putr ke sath ananh‍d poorvak rahate hue char varsh vh‍yatit kiye. ek din ve yamuna nadi ke nikatavarti van mean gaye. vahaan raja ko avarniy evan param uttam suganh‍dh ka anubhav hua. ve usake udgam sh‍than ka pata lagate hue sab or vicharane lage. ghoomate-ghoomate unh‍hoanne mallaoan ki ek kanh‍ya dekhi, jo devaanganaoan ke saman rupavati thi. shh‍yam netroan vali us kanh‍ya ko dekhate hi raja ne poochha- ‘bhiru! too kaun hai, kisi putri hai aur kh‍ya karana chahati hai?’ vah boli- rajanh! apaka kalh‍yan ho. maian nishad kanh‍ya hooan aur apane pita mahamana nishadaraj ki ajna se dharmarth nav chalati hooan.’

shantanu ka nishadaraj se satyavati ko maangana

raja shanh‍tanu ne rup, madhury tatha suganh‍dh se yukt devaangana ke tulh‍y usake pita ke samip jakar unh‍hoanne usaka varan kiya. unh‍hoanne usake pita se poochha- ‘maian apane liye tumh‍hari kanh‍ya chahata hooan. ‘yah sunakar nishadaraj ne raja shanh‍tanu ko yah uttar diya-‘janeshvar! jab se is sunh‍dari kanh‍ya ka janh‍m hua hai, tabhi se mere man mean yah chinh‍ta hai ki isaka kisi shreshth var ke sath vivah karana chahiye; kiantu mere hriday mean ek abhilasha hai, use sun lijiye. ‘pap rahit naresh! yadi is kanh‍ya ko apani dharmapatni banane ke liye ap mujhase maang rahe haian, to sath‍y ko samane rakhakar meri ichh‍chha poorn karane ki pratijna kijiye; kh‍yoanki ap sath‍yavadi haian. ‘rajan! maian is kanh‍ya ko ek shart ke sath apaki seva mean dooanga. mujhe apake saman doosara koee shreshth var kabhi nahian milega’. shanh‍tanu ne kaha- nishad! pahale tumh‍hare abhi phi‍r var ko sun lene par maian usake vishay mean kuchh nishchay kar sakata hooan. yadi dene yogh‍y hoga, to dooanga aur dene yogh‍y nahian hoga, to kadapi nahian de sakata.

nishad ki shart

nishad bola- prithh‍vipate! isake garbh se jo putr uth‍pann ho, apake bad usi ka raja ke pad par abhishek kiya jay, anh‍y kisi rajakumar ka nahian. vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian- janamejay! raja shanh‍tanu prachanh‍d kamagni se jal rahe the, to bhi unake man mean nishad ko vah var dene ki ichh‍chha nahian huee. kam ki vedana seunaka chitt chanchal tha. ve us nishad kanh‍ya ka hi chinh‍tan karate hue us samay hastinapur ko laut gaye.

devavrat ka pita ki chinta ka karan poochhana

tadananh‍tar ek din raja shanh‍tanu dhh‍yanash‍th hokar kuchh soch rahe the- chinh‍ta mean p de the. isi samay unake putr devavrat apane pita ke pas aye aur is prakar bole. ‘pitaji! apaka to sab or se kushal-mangal hai, bhoo-manh‍dal ke sabhi naresh apaki ajna ke adhin haian; phi‍r kisaliye ap niranh‍tar dukhi hokar shok aur chinh‍ta mean doobe rahate haian. ‘rajan! ap is tarah maun baithe rahate haian, mano kisi ka dhh‍yan kar rahe hoan; mujhase koee batachit tak nahian karate. gho de par savar ho kahian bahar bhi nahian nikalate. apaki kanti malin hoti ja rahi hai. ap pile aur dubale ho gaye haian. ‘apako kaun-sa rog lag gaya hai, vah maian janana chahata hooan, jisase usaka pratikar kar sakooan.’ putr ke aisa kahane par shanh‍tanu ne uttar diya-‘beta! isamean sandeh nahian ki maian chinh‍ta mean dooba rahata hooan. vah chinh‍ta kaisi hai, so batata hooan, suno. bharat! tum is vishal vansh mean mere ek hi putr ho. ‘tum bhi sada astr-shastroan ke abhh‍yas mean lage rahate ho aur purusharth ke liye sadaiv udyat rahate ho. beta! maian is jagath ki anith‍ya ko lekar niranh‍tar shok grash‍t evan chintit rahata hooan. ‘gangananh‍dan! yadi kisi prakar tum par koee vipatti ayi, to usi din hamara yah vansh samapt ho jayega. isamean sandeh nahian ki tum akele hi mere liye sau putroan se bhi badhakar ho. ‘maian pun: vh‍yarth vivah nahian karana chahata; kiantu hamari vansh paramh‍para ka lop n ho, isi ke liye mujhe pun: patni ki kamana huee hai. tumh‍hara kalh‍yan ho. ‘dharmavadi vidvanh kahate haian ki ek putr ka hona santan hinata ke hi tulh‍y hai. bharat! ek aankh athava ek putr yadi hai, to vah bhi nahian ke barabar hai. netr ka nash hone par mano sharir ka hi nash ho jata hai, isi prakar putr ke nasht hone par kul-paramh‍para hi nasht ho jati hai. agnihotr, tinoan ved tatha shishh‍y-prashishh‍y ke kram se chalane vale vidya janit vansh ki akshay paramh‍para- ye sab milakar bhi janh‍m se hone vali santan ki solahavian kala ke bhi barabar nahian hai. ‘bharat! mahaprajn! is bat mean tanik bhi sandeh nahian ki santan, karm aur vidya- ye tin jh‍yotiyaan haian; inamean bhi jo santan hai, usaka mahattv sabase adhik hai. yahi vedatrayi puran tatha devataoan ka bhi sanatan mat hai. tat! meri chinh‍ta ka jo karan hai, vah sab tumh‍hean sh‍pasht bata diya. ‘bharat! tum shooravir ho. tum kabhi kisi ki bat sahan nahian kar sakate aur sada astr-shastroan ke abhh‍yas mean hi lage rahate ho; at: yuddh ke siva aur kisi karan se kabhi tumh‍hari mrith‍yu hone ki samh‍bhavana nahian hai. ‘isaliye maian is sandeh mean p da hooan ki tumh‍hare shanh‍t ho jane par is vansh paramh‍para ka nirvah kaise hoga? tat! yahi mere du:kh ka karan hai; vah sab-ka-sab tumh‍hean bata diya’.

devavrat ka pita ke mantri v sarathi se poochhatachh

vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian- janamejay! raja ke du:kh ka vah sara karan janakar param buddhimanh devavrat ne apani buddhi se bhi us par vichar kiya. tadananh‍tar ve usi samay turant apane pita ke hitaishi boodhe manh‍tri ke pas gaye aur pita ke shok ka vash‍tavik karan kh‍ya hai, isake vishay mean unase poochh-tachh ki. bharatashreshth! kuruvansh ke shreshth purush devavrat ke bhali-bhaanti poochhane par vriddh manh‍tri ne bataya ki maharaj ek kanh‍ya se vivah karana chahate haian. usake bad bhi du:kh se dukhi devavrat ne pita ke sarathi ko bulaya. rajakumari ki ajna pakar kururaj shanh‍tanu ka sarathi unake pas aya. tab mahaprajn bhishh‍m ne pita ke sarathi se poochha. bhishh‍m bole- sarathe! tum merepita ke sakha ho, kh‍yoanki unaka rath jotane vale ho, kh‍ya tum janate ho ki maharaj ka anurag kis stri mean hai? mere poochhane par tum jaisa kahoge, vaisa hi karooanga, usake viparit nahian karooanga. soot bola- narashreshth! ek dhivar ki kanh‍ya hai, usi ke prati apake pita ka anurag ho gaya hai. maharaj ne dhivar se us kanh‍ya ko maanga bhi tha, parantu us samay usane yah shart rakh‍khi ki ‘isake garbh se jo putr ho, vahi apake bad raja hona chahiye. ‘apake pitaji ke man mean dhivar ko aisa var dene ki ichh‍chha nahian huee. idhar usaka bhi pakka nishchay hai ki yah shart sh‍vikar kiye bina maian apani kanh‍ya nahian dooanga. vir! yahi vrittanh‍t hai, jo maianne apase nivedan kar diya. isake bad ap jaisa uchit samajhean vaisa karean.

devavrat ka satyavati ke pita ke pas jana

yah sunakar kumar devavrat ne us samay boodhe kshatriyoan ke sath nishad raj ke pas jakar sh‍vayan ane pita ke liye usaki kanh‍ya maangi. bharat! us samay nishad ne unaka b da sath‍kar kiya aur vidhi poorvak pooja karake asan par baithane ke pashchath sath aye heu kshatriyoan ki manh‍dali mean dasharaj ne unase kaha. dasharaj bola- yachakoan mean shreshth rajakumar! is kanh‍ya ko dene mean maianne rajh‍y ko hi shulh‍k rakh‍kha hai. isake garbh se jo putr uth‍pann ho, vahi pita ke bad raja ho. bharatarshabh! raja shanh‍tanu ke putr akele ap hi sabaki raksha ke liye paryapt haian. shastradhariyoan mean ap sabase shreshth samajhe jate haian; parantu to bhi maian apani bat apake samane rakh‍khooanga. aise manuanukool aur sh‍prihaniy uttam vivah-samh‍banh‍dh ko thukarakar kaun aisa manushh‍y hoga jisake man mean santap n ho? bhale hi vah sakshat inh‍dr hi kh‍yoan n ho. yah kanh‍ya ek ary purush ki santan hai, jo gunoan mean ap logoan ke hi saman haian aur jinake viry se sunh‍dari sath‍yavati ka janh‍m hua hai. tat! unh‍hoanne anek bar mujhase akape pita ke vishay mean charcha ki thi. ve kahate the, sath‍yavati ko vh‍yahane ke yogh‍y to keval dharmajn raja shanh‍tanu hi haian. mahanh kirtivale rajarshi shanh‍tanu sath‍yavati ko pahale bhi bahut agrah poorvak maang chuke haian; kiantu unake maangane par bhi maianne unaki bat ash‍vikar kar di thi. yuvaraj! maian kanh‍ya ka pita hone ke karan kuchh apase bhi kahooanga hi. apake yahaan jo samh‍vanh‍dh ho raha hai, usamean mujhe keval ek dosh dikhaee deta hai, balavanh ke sath shatruta. parantap! ap jisake shatru hoange, vah ganh‍dharv ho ya asur, apake kupit hone par kabhi chirajivi nahian ho sakata. prithh‍vinath! bas, vivah mean itana hi dosh hai, doosara koee nahian. parantap! apaka kalh‍yan ho, kanh‍ya ko dene ya n dene mean keval yahi dosh vicharaniy hai; is bat ko ap achh‍chhi tarah samajh lean.

devavrat ki pratijna

vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian- janajamejay! nishad ke aisa kahane par gangananh‍dan devavrat ne pita ke manorath ko poorn karane ke liye sab rajaoan ke sunat-sunate yah uchit uttar diya- ‘sath‍yavanoan mean shreshth nishadaraj! meri yah sachchi pratijna suno aur grahan karo. aisi bat kah sakane vala koee manushh‍y n ab tak paida hua hai aur n age paida hoga. ‘lo, tum jo kuchh chahate ya kahate ho, vaisa hi karooanga. is sath‍yavati ke garbh se jo putr paida hoga, vahi hamara raja banega’. bharatavansh janamejay! devavrat! ke aisa kahane par nishad unase phi‍r bola. vah rajh‍y ke liye unase koee dushh‍kar pratijna karana chahata tha. usane kaha -‘amit tejash‍vi yuvaraj! ap hi maharaj shanh‍tanu ki or se malik banakar yahaan aye haian. dharmath‍manh! is kanh‍ya par bhi apaka poora adhikar hai. ap jise chahean, ise de sakate haian. ap sab kuchh karane samarth haian. ‘parantu saumh‍y! is vishay mean mujhe apase kuchh aur kahana hai aur vah avashh‍yak kary hai; at: ap mere is kathan ko suniye. shatrudaman! kanh‍yaoan mean prati sh‍neh rakhane vale sage-samh‍bandhiyoan ka jaisa sh‍vabhav hota hai, usi se prerit hokar maian apase kuchh nivedan karooanga. ‘sath‍yadharm parayan rajakumar! apane sath‍yavati ke hit ke liye in rajaoan ke bich mean jo pratijnak ki hai, vah apake hi yogh‍y hai. ‘mahabaho! vah tal nahian sakati; usake vishay mean mujhe koee sandeh nahian hai, parantu apaka jo putr hoga, vah shayad is pratijna par dridh n rahe, yahi hamare man mean b da bhari sanshay hai’. vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian-rajanh! nishadaraj ke is abhipray ko samajhakar sath‍yadharm mean tath‍par rahane vale kumar devavrat ne us samay pita ka priy karane ki ichh‍chha se yah kathor pratijna ki. bhishh‍m ne kaha- nareshreshth nishadaraj! meri yah bat suno. jo-jo rrishi evan anh‍tariksh ke prani yahaan hoan, ve sab bhi sunean. mere saman vachan dene vala doosara nahian hai. nishad! maian sath‍y kahata hooan, pita ke hit ke liye sab bhoomipaloan ke sunate hue maian jo kuchh kahata hooan, meri is bat ko samajho. rajao! rajh‍y to maianne pahale hi chho d diya hai; ab santan ke liye bhi atal nishchay kar raha hooan. nishadaraj! aj se mera ajivan akhanh‍d vrahmachary vrat chalata rahega. mere putr n hone par bhi sh‍varg mean mujhe akshay lok prapt hoange. maianne janh‍m se lekar ab tak koee jhooth bat nahian kahi hai. jab tak mere sharir mean pran raheange, tab tak maian santan nahian uth‍pann karooanga. tum pitaji ke liye apani kanh‍ya de do. kash! maian rajh‍y tatha maithun ka sarvatha parith‍yag karooanga aur urdhh‍vareta (naishthik vrahmachari) hokar rahooanga- yah maian tumase sath‍y kahata hooan. vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian- devavrat ka yah vachan sun kar dharmath‍ma nishadaraj ke roangate kh de ho gaye. usane turant uttar diya- ‘maian yah kanh‍ya apake pita ke liye avashh‍y deta hooan’. us samay anh‍tariksh mean aph‍sara, devata tatha rrishigan phooloan ki varsha karane lage aur bol uthe- ‘ye bhayankar pratijna karane vale rajakumar bhishh‍m haian (arthat bhishh‍m ke nam se inaki khh‍yati hogi)’.

devavrat ka satyavati ko shantanu ko sauanpana

tath‍pashchath bhishh‍m pita ke manorath ki siddhi ke liye us yashasvini nishad kanh‍ya se bole- ‘mataji! is rath par baithiye. ab ham log apane ghar chalean’. vaishamh‍payanaji kahate haian- janamejay! aisa kahakar bhishh‍m ne us bhamini ko rath par baitha liya aur hastinapur akar use maharaj shanh‍tanu ko sauanp diya. unake is dushh‍kar karm ki sab raja log ekatr hokaraur alag-alag bhi prashansa karane lage. sabane ek sh‍var se kaha, ‘yah rajakumar vash‍tav mean bhishh‍m hai’. bhishh‍m ke dvara kiye hue us dushh‍kar karm ki bat sunakar raja shanh‍tanu bahut santusht hue aur unh‍hoanne un mahath‍ma bhishh‍m ko sh‍vachh‍chhanh‍d mrith‍yu ka varadan diya. ve bole- ‘merenishh‍pap putr! tum jab tak yahaan jivit rahana chahoge, tab tak mrith‍yu tumh‍hare oopar apana prabhav nahian dal sakati. tumase ajna lekar hi mrityu tum par apana prabhav prakat kar sakati hai’.

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