भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 72

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 aj bhagavanh shrikrishn bahut chintit-se the. unhoanne dekha, arjun bhishm pitamah ke gaurav aur unaki kritajnata se dab-sa gaya hai. vah bar-bar kahane par bhi bhishm par kathor shastroan ka aghat nahian kar raha hai aur bhishm duryodhan se pratijna kar lene ke karan ghor parakram prakat kar rahe the. bhagavanh ko bhi apani bhaktavatsalata aur bhishm ki mahima prakat karani hi thi. unhoanne ek bar, do bar arjun ko samajhaya, parantu arjun ki or se koee vishesh cheshta nahian huee. bhagavanh shrikrishn arjun ka rath haankakar bhishm ke samane le gaye. bhishm aur arjun ka yuddh hone laga. bhishm ke bahut-se shastrastr to rath ki gati aur gho doan ko chalane ki chaturata se bhagavanh shrikrishn ne vyarth kar diye; parantu phir bhi bhishm ke shastroan se shrikrishn aur arjun donoan hi ghayal hue bina nahian rahe. tisare din ke yuddh mean jab bhagavanh ne chakr dharan kiya tha, tab to arjun ki hi durbalata usame pradhan karan thi; parantu aj to bhishm ki bhishanata aur unake mahattav ko prakat karana hi pradhan karan tha. unhoanne arjun ke rath ke gho doan ki ras chho d di. ve rath se kood p de aur barambar sianhanad karake hath mean ko da liye hue bhishm ko marane dau de. shrikrishn ki aankh lal-lal ho rahi thian. unaka sharir khoon se lathapath ho raha tha. veg se chalane ke karan unaka pitambar pichhe ki or u d raha tha. unake padaghat se prithvi phat-si rahi thi. bhagavanh shrikrishn ko is prakar bhishm ki or jhapatate dekhakar kaurav paksh ke sainik bhay se vihl ho gaye aur unake muanh se 'bhishm mare, bhishm mare' ye shabd nikalane lage. sianhanad karate hue shrikrishn jis samay bhishm ki or b de veg se ja rahe the, us samay aisa maloom ho raha tha ki koee b da balashali sianh matt hathi par akraman karane ke liye ja raha hai. unake marakatamanike-se saanvale sharir par varshakalin badal mean sthir bijali ki bhaanti pitambar phahara raha tha. shrikrishn ko bhishm ki or badhate dekhakar sab log to bhayabhit ho gaye; parantu bhishm tanik bhi vichalit nahian hue. unhoanne apane dhanush ki dori khianchate hue kaha- 'shrikrishn! manth apake charanoan mean pranam karata hooan; aiye! aiye! is viravesh mean mean apaka svagat hai. is mahayuddh mean apake dvara hi mujhe viragati prapt ho, vah vaanchhaniy hai. mere liye apake hathoan marana param kalyan hai. tinoan lokoan mean mujhe sammanit karane ke liye hi apane apani pratijna to dakar meri pratijna rakhi hai. bhaktavatsal! maian apaka sevak hooan. ap mujh par chahe jaisa prahar karean.'ehyeti pundarikaksh devadev namoastu te. mamady satvatashreshth patayasv mahahave॥ tvyaa hi dev sangrame hatasyapi mamanagh. shrey ev paran krishn loke bhavati sarvat:॥ sambhavitoasmi govind trailokyenady sanyuge. praharasv yatheshtan vai dasoasmi tav chanagh॥

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