भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 64

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ka mahatmy kathan, bhishm ki pratijna-raksha ke liye pun: bhagavanh ka pratijna bhang, bhishm ka ran mean patan jinase hil-milakar tumhean rajy-sukh ka upabhog karana chahiye, unhian ke sath vair-virodh karake tum apane aur unake mile-milaye sukh-bhog mean sandeh utpann kar rahe ho. chahe unaki har ho ya tumhari, tumhare hi bhaee-bandhu ya tumhian log is sukh se vanchit rah jaoge. 'beta duryodhan! pandav sab kam sahaj mean hi kar sakate haian, mujhe to triloki mean unhean marane vala koee nahian dikhata hai. svayan bhagavanh shrikrishn sarvada jinaki raksha mean tatpar rahate haian, un pandavoan ko marane vala prani n paida hua hai aur n to ho sakata hai. yah bat maian apani or se nahian kah raha hooan, b de-b de atmajnani muniyoan ke muanh se jo puran gatha maianne suni hai, vahi maian kah raha hooan. tum man lagakar suno.' ek samay ki bat hai, sab devata aur rrishi-muni gandhamadan parvat par brahmaji ke pas gaye, unake samane hi antariksh mean ek viman prakat hua. brahma ne jan liya ki ye param purush parameshvar haian. brahma ne apane asan se uthakar pavitr hriday se unaki abhyarthana ki. devata aur rrishiyoan ne unaka anukaran kiya. brahma ne shishtachar ke anusar unaki pooja ki aur bhaktinamr hokar ve unaki stuti karane lage. unhoanne kaha-'prabho! ham sab tumhari sharan mean haian, tum sare jagath ke adhar ho. sara jagath tumhara hi vyakt rup hai. ham sab tumhare gun, prabhav, tej-bal se anabhijn haian. tumhi sabake ekamatr gati ho, tumhare hi prasad se yah prithvi nirbhayabhav se sthit hai. is samay tum dharm ki sthapana aur prithvi ka bhar utarane ke liye yaduvansh mean avatar grahan karo. tum apane chartuvyooh ke sath manushy sharir grahan karo aur ham sabaki abhilasha poorn karo. tumhare nam adbhabhut haian, tumhara rup adbhabhut hai, ham sab tumhare charanoan ki sharan haian.' bhagavanh ne snigdh-gambhir svar se brahma se kaha- 'maian tumhare man ki sthiti janakar hi prakat hua hooan. maian tumhari prarthana poori karooanga.' itana kahakar ve adrishy ho gaye. ab devata aur rrishiyoan ne brahma se jijnasa ki ki brahmn' ham yah janane ke liye utsuk haian ki abhi-abhi jo apake samane achinty shaktiyukt mahapurush prakat hue the, ve kaun haian? brahma ne b de madhur svar se kaha-'ye sab praniyoan ke atma param prabhu, param brahm haian. ye tatpadavachy aur tatpad ke lakshyarth se samanvit sabase shreshth purushottam haian.

sanbandhit lekh

bhishm pitamah -akhandanand sarasvati

kram sankhya

vishay

prishth sankhya

1.	vansh parichay aur janm	1
2.	pita ke liye mahanh tyag	6
3.	chitraangad aur vichitraviry ka janm, rajy bhog, mrityu aur satyavati ka shok	13
4.	kaurav-pandavoan ka janm tatha vidyadhyan	24
5.	pandavoan ke utkarsh se duryodhan ko jalan, pandavoan ke sath durvyavahar aur bhishm ka upadesh	30
6.	yudhishthir ka rajasooy-yajn, shrikrishn ki agrapooja, bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ke svarup tatha mahattav ka varnan, shishupal-vadh	34
7.	virat nagar mean kauravoan ki har, bhishm ka upadesh, shrikrishn ka doot banakar jana, phir bhishm ka upadesh, yuddh ki taiyari	42
8.	mahabharat-yuddh ke niyam, bhishm ki pratijna rakhane ke liye bhagavanh ne apani pratijna to d di	51
9.	bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ka mahatmy kathan, bhishm ki pratijna-raksha ke liye pun: bhagavanh ka pratijna bhang, bhishm ka ran mean patan	63
10.	shrikrishn ke dvara bhishm ka dhyan,bhishm pitamah se upadesh ke liye anurodh	81
11.	pitamah ka upadesh	87
12.	bhishm ke dvara bhagavanh shrikrishn ki antim stuti aur deh-tyag	100
13.	mahabharat ka divy upadesh	105
	aantim prishth	108