भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 70

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 bhishm us samay apani shayya par baithe hue bhagavanh ka chintan kar rahe the, ve soch rahe the-mera jivan bhi kitana gaya-bita hai. jinake paksh mean bhagavanh haian unake virodhiyoan ke paksh mean maian hooan. keval paksh mean hi nahian hooan, unaka ann khakar maianne apana sharir pusht kiya hai, unhian ki or se l d raha hooan aur aj to duryodhan ki bat mean akar maianne apane hriday ke viruddh, atma ke viruddh pandavoan ko marane ki pratijna bhi kar li. mere is aparadh ki sima nahian hai. kya bhagavanh koee upay karake pandavoan ko bachayeange! he prabho! in banoan ki shakti har lo, jisase ye mere chalane par bhi pandavoan ko n mar sakean. maian nichoan ka sangi hooan, tumhare bhaktoan ka aparadhi hooan. tumhare charanoan mean mera prem nahian, mera yah jivan vyarth hai. bhishm pitamah yahi sab soch rahe the, unake hriday mean shat-shat vrishchik-danshan ki bhaanti pi da ka anubhav ho raha tha. aankhoan se aansoo ki ajasr dhara bah rahi thi. aisi hi paristhiti mean draupadi ne jakar unake charanoan mean pranam kiya. bhishm ne adhakhuli aankhoan se dekh aur socha ki duryodhan ki stri hogi. unhoanne apani usi vicharadhara mean tallin rahate hue hi kah diya- 'beti! tumhara suhag achal rahe.' draupadi apana sir nicha karake alag kh di ho gayi. hansate hue bhagavanh shrikrishn ne pravesh kiya. shrikrishn ke charanoan ki dhvani aur hansi pahachanakar bhishm ne apani aankh kholian aur dekha ki bhagavanh shrikrishn samane kh de-kh de muskura rahe haian. unhoanne ashcharyachakit hokar unaka yathayogy satkar kiya. ab tak unhoanne draupadi ko pahachan liya tha. unhoanne shrikrishn se kaha- 'bhagavanh! maian jan gaya ki is samay ap yahaan kaise padhare haian; ap bhaktoan ke bhakt haian, unaki raksha ke liye ap din-rat chintit rahate haian. meri pratijna se unaki raksha karane ke liye apane yah abhinay kiya hai. apaki ichchha poorn ho. apaki ichchha ke samane bhala kisaki ichchha chal sakati hai? ab meri pratijna toot gayi. draupadi ka saubhagy achal hua. ab kya ajna hai? jo kahiye vahi karooan.

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