भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 78

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 doosare din prat:kal sab log sharashayya par p de hue bhishm ke pas aye. sabake baith jane par bhishm ne apane pine ke liye jal maanga. usi samay raja log anekoan prakar ka uttam bhojan aur jal le aye. bhishm ne yah dekhakar kaha ki 'maian ab is sharashayya par leta hua hooan sahi; parantu martyalok mean nahian hooan. ab is lok ka sundar bhojan aur jal nahian grahan karana chahiye.' itana kahakar bhishm ne arjun ka smaran kiya. arjun ne pitamah ke pas jakar pranam kiya aur hath jo dakar namrata se kaha- 'poojaniy pitamah! maian apaki kya seva karooan?' bhishm ne parakrami arjun ka abhinandan karake prasannatapoorvak kaha- 'beta! tumhare banoan ki jalan se mera sharir jal raha hai, muanh sookh raha hai aur marmasthaloan mean vyatha ho rahi hai. mujhe pyas lag rahi hai, isaliye tum jal dekar meri pyas bujhao. tumhare siva mujhe aur koee jal pilane vala nahian dikhata. bhishm ki ajna pakar arjun ne apane dhanush par dori chadhayi, vajr ki k dak ke saman usaki avaj sunakar b de-b de vir dar gaye. dhanush par ban chadhakar arjun ne pitamah ki pradakshina ki aur parjany-astr ka prayog karake pitamah ki dahini bagal mean prithvi par vah ban mara. prithvi phat gayi aur us sthan se sugandhapoorn, amritatuly, madhur, nirmal shital jal ki dhar oopar nikali. vah jal pikar mahatma bhishm bahut prasann aur tript hue. raja log vismit ho gaye, kaurav log dar ke mare siku d gaye. bhishm ne sab rajaoan ke samane arjun ki bhoori-bhoori prashansa ki aur kaha-'beta arjun! tumane aj jo kam kar dikhaya vah tumhare liye kuchh adbhabhut nahian hai. narad ne mujhase kaha tha ki tum puratan rrishi nar ho. sab devataoan ki sahayata se indr bhi vah kam nahian kar sakate, jo tum akele kar sakate ho. purushottm shrikrishn tumhare sahayak haian. prithvi par tumhare-jaisa dhanurdhari aur koee nahian hai. ham logoan ne dusht duryodhan ko bahut samajhaya, parantu vah kisi bhi bat nahian manata; vah bhimasen ke bal se bahut hi shighr nasht ho jayega.'

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