भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 73

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 shrikrishn ke pichhe hi arjun bhi rath se kud p de the. bhishm ke pas pahuanchate-pahuanchate unhoanne shrikrishn ko pak d liya. kuchh door tak ghasit le jane ke bad ve ruk gaye. arjun snehapoorn namr svar mean shrikrishn se kahane lage-'shrikrishn! ap pahale yuddh n karane ki pratijna kar chuke haian. use anyatha mat kijiye, yadi ap shastr lekar pitamah se l deange, to sab log apako mithyavadi kaheange, isaki jimmedari mujh par hai. maian shastr, saty aur sukrit ki shapath lekar kahata hooan ki maian yuddh mean bhishm ko maruanga.' shrikrishn arjun ke sath rath par laut gaye aur phir donoan or se banavarsha hone lagi. navean din ke yuddh mean pandavoan ki sena kshat-vikshat ho gayi. sabhi vir thak gaye. sooryast hone ke kuchh poorv sandhya, vishram adi karane ke liye yuddh band hone ki ghoshana kar di gayi. rat mean krishn aur pandav ikatthe hue. yudhishthir ne shrikrishn ki or dekhakar kaha- 'bhagavanh! bhishm hamari sena ko nasht kar rahe haian. shastr varsha karate samay unhean sakshath indr aur yamaraj bhi nahian hara sakate, ham logoan ki to bat hi kya hai? hamase to yuddh ke samay unaki or dekha hi nahian jata. hamari sena pratidin kshin hoti ja rahi hai. ab yuddh karane ki ichchha nahian hoti. is narasanhar ki apeksha to jangal mean rahakar jivan bita dena hi achchha hai. yuddh thanakar maianne vinash ke path par pair rakha hai. apaki kya sammati hai? ap dharm ke anukool mere hit ka upadesh kijiye.' shrikrishn ne bhim, arjun adi pandavoan ke bal ki prashansa karate hue kaha ki 'chinta karane ki koee bat nahian hai. apake bhaee bhishm ko parast kar sakate haian, parantu yadi in par ap vishvas n rakhate hoan to mujhe yuddh karane ki ajna dijiye. arjun yadi svayan bhishm ko marana nahian chahate to maian svayan unake samane bhishm ko marooanga. yadi keval bhishm ke marane se hi apako vijay ki asha hai to maian akele hi kal bhishm ko mar dalooanga. maian ap logoan se alag nahian hooan. jo apaka shatru hai, vah mera bhi shatru hai; vishesh karake arjun mere bhaee, sakha, sambandhi aur shishy haian. maian unake liye apane sharir ka maans katakar de sakata hooan. bhishm ko marana kaun-si b di bat hai.'

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