महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 124

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

dadhichi ka asthidan

indr unase milane ke liye sarasvati nadi ke us par dadhichi ke ashram mean pahuanche. anek prakar ke vrikshoan aur lataoan se vah tapovan ghira hua tha aur b da hi sundar lagata tha aur bhauanre phooloan ke as-pas aise guanjar karate hue dol rahe the ki lagata ki saik doan brahmachari mano samaved ka gan kar rahe hoan. tapovan ke as-pas ke jangal mean bhayanak pashu suar, hathi aur bagh adi rahate the magar tapovan ko ve kisi bhi prakar ka nukasan nahian pahuanchate the. manushy man jab tap kar shaant aur shuddh ho jata hai tab koee bhi jiv usase shatruta nahian rakh pata. dadhichi ke darshan karake indr ko b di khushi huee. dadhichi ne indr se poochha- “he devaraj! apane yahaan ane ka kasht kyoan uthaya?” devaraj indr bole- “mahatapasvinh! devataoan ke hit ke lie maian apase ek bhiksha maangane aya hooan. asha hai ap hamara upakar kareange.” dadhichi bole- “he indr! maian har prakar se devoan ki bhalaee karana chahata hooan. ap niahsankoch hokar batalavean ki mujhase kya chahate haian?” indr ne apane ane ka karan jab batalaya to maharshi bole- “he devaraj! apane mujhe yah batala kar prasann kar diya ki meri haddiyaan kisi b de kam ke lie upayogi ho sakati haian. dev hit mean maian khushi se atmadan karooanga.” yah kahakar maharshi turant hi apane pran chho dane ke lie taiyar ho gaye. dadhichi ne apane tyag se ek bahut b da udaharan samaj ke samane rakha. dadhichi ne kaha ki- “he devaraj! mujhe devataoan ko upakar ke lie apani haddiyaan samarpit karane mean koee apatti nahian hai, parantu maian chahata hooan ki marane se pahale maian bharat ki sab nadiyoan ka snan kar looan.” dadhichi ki yah ichchha sunakar devaraj indr bahut ghabaraye. tab tak to vritrasur aur unake sathi dusht raja-maharaja devoan ka kachoomar hi nikal dete. isalie indr ne kaha- “he mahatma, ham apaki is ichchha ko abhi poora karate haian.” aur yah kahakar unhoanne sab nadiyoan ko ajna di ki is kund mean apane-apane jal ka tho da aansh dal do. nadiyaan chooki deviyaan thian, isalie devaraj ki yah ajna manakar unhoanne apana jal kund mean chho d diya. keval tirtharaj prayag ne apani ganga n bheji. tirtharaj ke is ghamand se maharshi aur devata log b de naraj hue. unhoanne kaha ki tirtharaj ko b da ghamand ho gaya hai. dadhichi jaise atmadani maharshi aur devoan ka upakar karane mean bhi use anakani karane ka sahas hai. tirtharaj ko is ghamand ka phal bhogana p dega. hamare shap se vahaan ki ganga ke jal mean ki de p d jayeange. is tarah shap dekar dadhichi ji kund mean nahae aur phir yah kahakar brahm samadhi mean lin ho gaye ki ab tum meri haddiyoan ka vajr bana lena. mere ashirvad se devoan ki vijay hogi aur vritrasur avashy mara jayega.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kramaank

vishay ka nam

prishth sankhya

1.	satyavati ke bete	7
2.	pandu ka rajyabhishek	10
3.	shiksha ka prabandh	12
4.	drupad se yuddh	17
5.	vidur ki chaturaee	19
6.	draupadi svayanvar	23
7.	rajadhani ka chunav	27
8.	sund, upasund ki katha	28
9.	arjun ka vanavas	32
10.	subhadra aur arjun ka vivah	38
11.	rajasooy yajn	42
12.	jue mean parajay	53
13.	vanagaman	59
14.	virat nagar mean pandav	72
15.	kauravoan ka akraman	83
16.	abhimanyu ka vivah	87
17.	shaly ka svagat	93
18.	yuddh ki or	97
19.	mahanash ki taiyari	108
20.	yuddh ka arambh	112
21.	bhishm-yudhishthir ki bheant	114
22.	dronachary ka parakram	121
23.	bhimasen ka yuddh-chamatkar	122
24.	dadhichi ka asthidan	123
25.	bhishm ki shar-shaiyya	125
27.	bhimasen aur dronachary ka parakram	128
28.	abhimanyu ka parakram	135
29.	arjun subhadra milan	141
30.	ashvatthama ki pratijna	148
31.	ashvatthama ka prachand yuddh	153
32.	mama bhanje ki bheant	159
33.	duryodhan aur karn ki salah	165
34.	shaly sarathi bane	167
35.	kauve aur hans ki kahani	170
36.	yudhishthir aur arjun ki mantrana	172
37.	bhim du:shasan yuddh	179
38.	duryodhan aur kripachary ki varta	186
39.	shaly aur yudhishthir ka yuddh	188
40.	dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ka vilap	192
41.	duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant	194
42.	mahavilap	197
43.	bhishm pitamah se bheant	198
44.	bhishm ki kathaean	199
45.	dhruv ki katha	200
46.	priyavrat ke vansh ki katha	206
47.	rrishabh ki katha	207
48.	bharat ki katha	208
49.	ved ki katha	209
50.	ven aur prithu ki katha	210
51.	indr ki katha	212
52.	hastinapur mean yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek	215
53.	dhritarashtr adi ka sanyas grahan	216
54.	ashvamedh yajn	217
55.	parikshit ke do janm	219
56.	khajane ki khoj	220
57.	yajn ka gho da	221
58.	sindhu desh mean	222
59.	bap bete ki l daee	223
60.	yadavoan ka ant	227