महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 216

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

dhritarashtr adi ka sannyas grahan

shrikrishn ke dvaraka jane ke kuchh dinoan bad ek din mahatma vidur yudhishthir ke pas aye. unhoanne kaha- “dharmaraj tumhare poojy chacha aur chachi ab sannyas lena chahate haian. maian bhi ab apana jivan sudharane ke lie tap karana chahata hooan. tum hamare raja ho maian tum se tinoan ki or se ajna maangane aya hooan.” dharmaraj ne hath jo dakar kaha- “chacha ji apane mohavash to mai yah ajna nahian dena chahata par dharm ko samajhate hue maian ap logoan ko van jane se rok bhi nahian sakata. maian panditoan se shubh muhoort sujhava kar ap logoan ke van jane ki vyavastha karooanga.” jab kunti maan ne yah samachar suna to vah bhi yudhishthir ke pas ayi aur apani van jane ki ichchha prakat ki. yudhishthir ne unhean bahut tarah se samajha-bujha kar rokana chaha par unhoanne kaha- “maian ab apana ant samay eeshvar ke dhyan mean lagana chahati hooan.” is tarah maan, chachi tatha vidur kaka ko vanavas ke lie vida dene ka din a pahuancha. sara shahar boodhe maharaj aur maharaniyoan tatha lokapriy mahamantri ji ko vida dene ke lie um d p da. ranivas ki sabhi chhoti-b di raniyoan, baandiyoan tak ki aankhoan se aansuoan ki aviral dhar bah rahi thi. naukar-chakar udas the. praja ke log vilap kar rahe the. bahut se bhavuk log to sima ke bad bhi in boodhe raj-purushoan ke pichhe-pichhe tapovan tak chale gaye. baki log udas man se nagar mean laut aye. duniya ka karobar phir se chalane laga. hastinapur mean bahut kuchh naya banane laga aur purana gayab hone laga. dhire-dhire magh ka mahina aya. soory ke uttarayan hone ke din aye. sab log janate the ki tapasvi bhishm pitamah ab avashy hi apani deh tyag kareange isalie darshanarthi unake a-pas jama hone lage. soory uttarayan hue aur maharshi, tapasvi, vir-vratadhari bhishm pitamah ne apane pran tyag kiye. ek yug ka mano ant ho gaya. b de rajakiy samaroh ke sath unaka dah-sanskar hua. keval ghar ke logoan ne hi nahian balki hajaroan prajajanoan ne bhi nadi mean kh de hokar pitamah ko tarpan diya. mantr padhakar hajaroan lakhoan log tab se lekar aj tak bhishm pitamah ko tarpan diya karate haian. jis viravrati ke koee beta n tha usake karo doan bete tab se lekar aj tak use shraddha se tarpan karate haian. atmadani mahavratiyoan ka yash prithvi par sada amar rahata hai.

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