गंगा का माहात्म्य

mahabharat vanaparv ke 'tirthayatraparv' ke aantargat adhyay 85 mean pulasty dvara ganga ka mahatmy ke bare mean bataya gaya hai, jisaka ullekh nimn prakar hai-

ganga snan ka mahattv

pulastyaji kahate hai- bharat! prayag mean bhogavati nam se prasiddh vasuki nag ka uttam tirth hai. jo vahaan snan karata hai, use ashvamedh yajn ka phal milata hai. kurunandan! vahian trilokavikhyat hansaprapatan namak tirth hai aur ganga ke tat par dashashvamedhik tirth hai. ganga mean jahaan kahian bhi snan kiya jay, jab kurukshetr ke sman punyadayini hai.

kanakhal mean ganga ka snan vishesh mahatmy rakhata hai aur prayag mean ganga-snan ka mahatmy sab ki apeksha bahut adhik hai. jaise agni eedhan ko jala deti hai, usi prakar saik doan nishiddh karm karake bhi yadi ganga snan kiya jay to usaka jal un sab papoan ko bhasm kar deta hai. satyayug mean sabhi tirth punyadayak hote haian. treta mean pushkar ka mahattv hai. dvapar mean kurukshetr vishesh punyadayak hai aur kaliyug mean ganga ki adhik mahima batayi gayi hai. pushkar mean tap kare, mahalay mean dan de, malay parvat mean agni par aroodh ho aur bhrigutuang mean upavas kare. pushkar mean, kurukshetr mean, ganga mean tatha prayag adi madhyavarti tirthoan mean snan karake manushy apane age-pichhe ki sat-sat pidhi़yoan ka uddhar kar data hai. gangaji ka nam liya jay to vah sare papoan ka dhobahakar pavitr kar deti hai. darshan karane par kalyan pradan karati hai tatha snan aur jal pan karane par vah manushy ki sat pidhi़yoan ko pavan bana deti hai.

gangajal ka mahattv

rajan! manushy ki haddi jab tak gangajal ka sparsh karati hai, tab tak vah purush svargalok mean poojit hota hai. jitane puny-tirth haian aur jitane puny mandir haian, un sabaki upasana (sevan) se punyalabh karake manushy devalok ka bhagi hota hai. ganga ke saman koee tirth nahian, bhagavan vishnu se badhakar koee devata nahian aur brahmanoan se uttam koee varn nahian hai; aisa brahmaji ka kathan hai. maharaj! jahaan ganga bahati haian, vahi uttam desh hai aur vahi tapovan hai. ganga ke tatavarti sthan ko siddhi kshetr samajhana chahiye. is saty siddhant ko brahman adi dvijoan, sadhu purushoan putr, suhridoan, shishyavarg tatha apane anugat manushyoan ke man mean kahana chahiye. yah ganga-mahatmay dhany, pavitr svargaprad aur param uttam hai. vah punyadayak, ramaniy, pavan, uttam dharmasangat aur shreshth hai. yah maharshiyoan ka gopaniy rahasy hai. sab papoan ka nash karane vala hai. dvijamandali mean is ganga-mahatmay ka path karake manushy nirmal ho svargalok mean pahuanch jata hai. yah tirthasamoohoan ki mahima ka varnan param uttam, sampatidayak, svargaprad, punyakarak, shatruoan ka nivaran karane vala, kalyan karak tatha medhashaktiyoan ko utpann karane vala hai.. is tirth mahatmay ka path karane se putrahin ko putr prapt hota hai, dhanahin ko dhan milata hai, raja is prithvi par vijay pata hai aur sab vaishy ko vyapar mean dhan milata hai. shoodr manovaanchhit vastuean pata hai aur brahman isaka path kare to vah samast shastroan ka parangat vidvan hota hai. jo manushy tirthoan ke is puny mahatmay ko pratidin sunata hai, vah pavitr ho pahale ke anek janmoan ki batean yad kar leta hai aur dehatyag ke pashchath svargalok mean anand ka anubhav karati hai. bhishm! maianne yahaan gamy aur agamy sabhi prakar ke tirthoan ka varnan kiya hai. sampoorn tirthoan ke darshan ki ichchha poorn karane ke liye manushy jahaan jana sambhav n ho, un agamy tirthoan mean man se yatra kare arthat man se un tirtho ka chintan kare. vasugan, sadhyagan, maroodagh‍n, donoan ashvinikumar tatha devopam maharshiyoan ne bhi puny-labh ki ichchha se un tirthoan ka snan kiya hai. uttam vrat ka palan karane vale kurunandan! isi prakar tum bhi vidhipoorvak shauch-santoshadi niyamoan ka palan karate aur puny se puny ko badhate hue un tirthoan ki yatra karo. astikata aur vedoan ke anushilan se pahale apane indriyoan ko pavitr karake shastrajn sadhu purush hi un tirthoan ko prapt karate haian. kurunandan jo brahmachary adi vratoan ka palan nahian karata, jisane apane chitt ko vash mean nahian kiya, jo apavitr achar vichar vala aur chor hai, jisaki buddhi vakr hai, aisa manushy shraddha n hone ke karan tirthoan mean snan nahian karata. tum dharm aur arth ke jnat tatha nity sadachar mean tatpar rahanevale ho.

dharmajn! tumane pita-pitamah-prapitamah brahma adi devata tatha maharshigan in sab ko sada svardham palan se santusht kiya hai, atah indr ke saman tejasvi naresh! tum vasuoan ke lok mean jaoge. bhishm! tumhean is prithvi par vishal evan akshay kirti prapt hogi.

naradaji ka sanvad

naradaji kahate haian- yudhishthir! aisa kahakar bhishmaji ki anumati le santusht hue bhagavan pulasty muni prasann man se vahian anrtadhan ho gaye. kurooshreshth! shastr ke tattvik arth ko janane vale bhishmaji ne maharshi pulasty ke vachan se (tirthayatra ke liye) sari prithvi ki parikrama ki. mahabhag! is prakar yah sab papoan ko door karane vali mahapunyamayi tirthayatra pratishthanapur (prayag mean) pratishthit hai. jo is vidhi se (tirthayatra ke uddeshy se) sari prithvi ki parikrama karega, vah sau ashvamedhayajnoan bhi uttam punyaphal pakar dehatyag ke pashchath usaka upabhog karega. kuntinandan! kurupravar bhishm ne pahale jis prakar tirthayatrajanit puny prapt kiya tha, usase bhi ath gune uttam dharm ki upalabdhi tumhean hogi. tum apane sath sab rrishiyoan ko le jaoge, isiliye tumhan athava punyaphal prapt hoga. bharatakulabhooshan kurunandan! in sabhi tirtho mean rakshasoan ke samuday phaile hue haian. tumhare siva, doosare nareshoan ne vahaan ki yatra nahian ki hai. jo manushy sabere uthakar devarshi pulasty dvara varnit sampoorn tirthoan ke mahatmy se sanyukt is prasang ka path karata hai, vah sab papoan se mukt ho jata hai.

maharaj! rrishipravar, valmiki, kashyap, atrey, kundajathar, vishvamitr, gautam, asit, deval, markandey, galav, bharadvaj, vasishth, uddalak muni, shaunak tatha putrasahit tapodhanapravar, vyas, munishreshth durvasa aur mahatejasvi jabali -ye sabhi maharshi, jo tapasya ke dhani haian, tumhari pratiksha kar rahe haian. in sabake sath ukt tirthoan mean jao. maharaj! ye amitejasvi maharshi lomash tumhare pas ane vala haian, tumhean sath lekar yatra karo. dharmajn! is yatra mean maian bhi tumhara sath dooanga. prachin raja mahabhish ke saman tum bhi kramashah in tirthoan mean bhraman karate hue mahanh yash prapt karoge.

nripashreshth! jaise dhamatma yayati tatha raja puroorava the vaise hi tum bhi apane dharm se sushobhit ho rahe ho. jaise raja bhagirath tatha vikhyat maharaj shriram ho gaye haian, usi prakar tum bhi soory ki bhaanti sab rajaoan se adhik shobha pa rahe ho. maharaj! jaise manu, jaise ikshvaku, jaise mahayashasvi pooroo aur jaise venanandan prithu ho gaye haian, vaisi hi tumhari bhi khyati hai. poorvakal mean vritrasuravinashak devaraj indr ne jaise sab shatruoan ka sanhar karate hue nishchiant hokar tinoan loko ka palan kiya tha, usi prakar tum bhi shatruoan ka nash karake praja ka palan karoge. kamalanayan naresh! tum apane dharm se jiti huee prithvi par adhikar prapt karake svadharmapalan dvara kirtaviry arjun ke saman vikhyat hooge..

vaishampayanaji kahate haian-maharaj janamejay! devarshi narad is prakar raja yudhishthir ko ashvasan dekar unaki ajna le vahian antardhan ho gaye. dharmatma yudhishthir ne bhi isi vishay ka chintan karate hue apane pas rahane vale maharshiyoan se tirth yatra sambandhi mahan puny ke vishay mean nivedan kiya.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat vanaparv mean ullekhit kathaean

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arany parv
paandavoan ka van prasthan | paandavoan ka pramanakoti tirth nivas | yudhishthir se brahmanoan v shaunak ka vartalap | yudhishthir dvara soory upasana | vidur ki dhritarashtr ko salah | paandavoan ka kamyakavan mean pravesh | kamyakavan mean vidur-paandav milan | dhritarashtr ki vidur se kshama prarthana | shakuni dvara van mean paandav vadh ka sh dayantr | vyas ka dhritarashtr se anurodh | vyas dvara surabhi tatha iandr upakhyan ka varnan | maitreyi ka dhritarashtr tatha duryodhan se sadbhav ka anurodh | maitreyi ka duryodhan ko shap
kirmir vadh parv
bhim dvara kirmir vadh
arjunabhigaman parv
arjun tatha draupadi dvara krishn stuti | draupadi ka krishn se apane apaman ka varnan | krishn dvara jooe dosh ka varnan | krishn dvara shalv vadh ka varnan | dvaraka mean yuddh sambandhi taiyariyoan ka varnan | yadav sena dvara shalv sena ka pratirodh | pradyumn aur shalv ka yuddh | pradyumn ka anutap | pradyumn dvara shalv ki parajay | krishn aur shalv ka yuddh | krishn aur shalv ki maya | krishn dvara shalvavadhopakhyan ki samapti | paandavoan ki dvaitavan mean pravesh ki udyata | paandavoan ka dvaitavan mean pravesh | markandey dvara paandavoan ko dharm adesh | bak dvara yudhishthir se brahman mahattv ka varnan | draupadi ka yudhishthir se santapapoorn vachan | draupadi dvara prahlad-bali sanvad varnan | yudhishthir dvara krodh ninda | draupadi ka yudhishthir aur eeshvar nyay par akshep | yudhishthir dvara draupadi akshep ka samadhan | draupadi dvara purusharth ko pradhanata | bhim dvara purusharth ki prashansa | bhim ka yudhishthir se kshatriy dharm apanane ka anurodh | yudhishthir dvara dharm par hi rahane ki ghoshana | bhim dvara yudhishthir ka utsah vardhan | vyas dvara yudhishthir ko pratismritividya ka dan | arjun ka indrakil parvat par prasthan
kairat parv
arjun ki ugr tapasya | arjun ka shiv se yuddh | arjun dvara shiv stuti | arjun ko shiv ka varadan | arjun ke pas dikpaloan ka agaman | indr dvara arjun ko svarg agaman ka adesh
indralokabhigaman parv
arjun ka svargalok prasthan | arjun ka indrasabha mean svagat | arjun ko astr aur sangit ki shiksha | chitrasen aur urvashi ka vartalap | urvashi ka arjun ko shap | indr-arjun se lomash muni ki bheant | dhritarashtr ki putr chinta tatha santap | van mean paandavoan ka ahar | krishn pratijna ka sanjay dvara varnan
nalopakhyan parv
brihadashv dvara nalopakhyan | brihadashv dvara nal-damayanti ke gunoan ka varnan | damayanti svayanvar ke lie rajaoan ka prasthan | nal dvara damayanti se devataoan ka sandesh | nal-damayanti vartalap | nal-damayanti vivah | nal ke viruddh kaliyug ka kop | nal aur pushkar ki dyootakri da | damayanti ka kumar-kumari ko kundinapur bhejana | nal-damayanti ka van prasthan | nal dvara damayanti ka tyag | damayanti ka pativratyadharm | damayanti ka vilap | damayanti ko tapasviyoan dvara ashvasan | damayanti ka chediraj ke yahaan nivas | nal dvara karkotak nag ki raksha | nal ki rrituparn ke yahaan ashvadhyaksh pad par niyukti | vidarbharaj dvara nal-damayanti ki khoj | damayanti ka pita ke yahaan agaman | damayanti ko nal ka samachar milana | rrituparn ka vidarbh desh ko prasthan | bahuk ki adbhut rathasanchalan kala | rrituparn se nal ko dyootavidya ke rahasy ki prapti | nal ke sharir se kaliyug ka nikalana | rrituparn ka kundinapur mean pravesh | keshini-bahuk sanvad | keshini dvara bahuk ki pariksha | nal-damayanti milan | nal-rrituparn vartalap | nal dvara pushkar ko jooe mean harana | nal akhyan ka mahattv | brihadashv ka yudhishthir ko ashvasan
tirth yatra parv
arjun ke lie paandavoan ki chinta | yudhishthir ke pas narad ka agaman | pulasty ka bhishm se tirthayatra mahatmy varnan | kurukshetr ke tirthoan ki mahatta | pulasty dvara vibhinn tirthoan ka varnan | gangasagar, ayodhya, chitrakoot, prayag adi ki mahima ka varnan | ganga ka mahatmy | yudhishthir dhaumy sanvad | dhaumy dvara poorv disha ke tirthoan ka varnan | dhaumy dvara dakshin disha ke tirthoan ka varnan | dhaumy dvara pashchim disha ke tirthoan ka varnan | dhaumy dvara uttar disha ke tirthoan ka varnan | arjun ke divyastr prapti ka lomash dvara varnan | indr-arjun sandesh se yudhishthir ki prasannata | paandavoan ka tirthayatra ke lie prasthan | lomash ka adharm se hani aur puny ki mahima ka varnan | paandavoan dvara raja gay ke yajnoan ki mahima ka shravan | lomash dvara ilval-vatapi ka varnan | vidarbharaj ko agasty se kanya ki prapti | agasty ka lopamudra se vivah | agasty ka dhanasangrah ke lie prasthan | agasty dvara vatapi tatha ilval ka vadh | lopamudra ko putr ki prapti | parashuram ko tirthasnan dvara tej ki prapti | dadhich ka asthidan evan vajr nirman | vritrasur ka vadh | kaley daityoan dvara tapasviyoan-muniyoan adi ka sanhar | devataoan dvara vishnu ki stuti | vishnu adesh se devataoan dvara agasty ki stuti | agasty ka vindhyaparvat ko badhane se rokana | agasty ka samudrapan tatha devataoan dvara kaley daityoan ka vadh | sagar ki santan prapti ke lie tapasya | kapil ki krodhagni se sagaraputroan ka bhasm hona | bhagirath ko rajy ki prapti | bhagirath ki tapasya | ganga ka prithvi par agaman aur sagaraputroan ka uddhar | nanda tatha kaushiki ka mahatmy | lomapad ka muni rrishyashriang ko apane rajy mean lane ka prayatn | rrishyashriang ko veshya dvara lubhana jana | rrishyashriang ka pita se veshya ke svaroop tatha acharan ka varnan | rrishyashriang ka lomapad ke yahaan agaman | lomapad dvara vibhandak muni ka satkar | yudhishthir ka mahendr parvat par gaman | rrichik muni ka gadhikanya ke sath vivah | jamadagni ki utpatti ka varnan | parashuram ka apani mata ka mastak katana | jamadagni muni ki hatya | parashuram ka prithvi ko ni:kshatriy karana | yudhishthir dvara parashuram ka poojan | yudhishthir ki prabhasakshetr mean tapasya | yadavoan ka paandavoan se milan | balaram ki paandavoan ke prati sahanubhooti | satyaki ke shauryapoorn udgar | yudhishthir dvara krishn ke vachanoan ka anumodan | gay ke yajnoan ki prashansa | payoshni, narmada tatha vaidoory parvat ka mahatmy | chyavan ko sukanya ki prapti | chyavan ko roop tatha yuvavastha ki prapti | chyavan ka indr par kop | chyavan dvara madasur ki utpatti | lomash dvara anyany tirthoan ke mahattv ka varnan | mandhata ki utpatti | mandhata ka sankshipt charitr | somak aur jantu ka upakhyan | somak aur purohit ka narak tatha punyalok ka upabhog | kurukshetr ke plakshaprasravan tirth ki mahima | lomash dvara tirthoan ki mahima tatha ushinar katha ka arambh | ushinar dvara sharanagat kabootar ke pranoan ki raksha | ashtavakr ke janm ka vrittant | ashtavakr ka janak ke darabar mean jana | ashtavakr ka janak ke dvarapal se vartalap | ashtavakr ka janak se vartalap | ashtavakr ka shastrarth | ashtavakr ke aangoan ka sidha hona | kardamilakshetr adi tirthoan ki mahima | raibhy tatha yavakrit muni ki katha | rrishiyoan ka anisht karane se meghavi ki mrityu | yavakrit ka raibhy ki putravadhu se vyabhichar tatha mrityu | bharadvaj ka putrashok mean vilap | bharadvaj ka agni mean pravesh | arvavasu ki tapasya tatha raibhy, bharadvaj aur yavakrit ka punarjivan | paandavoan ki uttarakhand yatra | bhimasen ka utsah tatha paandavoan ka himalay ko prasthan | yudhishthir dvara arjun ki chinta tatha unake gunoan ka varnan | paandavoan dvara ganga ki vandana | lomash dvara paandavoan se narakasur vagh ki katha | lomash dvara paandavoan se vasudha uddhar ki katha | gandamadhan yatra mean paandavoan ka aandhi-pani se samana | draupadi ki moorchha tatha bhim ke smaran se ghatotkach ka agaman | ghatotkach ki sahayata se paandavoan ka gandhamadan parvat tatha badarikashram mean pravesh | badarivriksh, naranarayanashram tatha ganga ka varnan | bhimasen ka saugandhik kamal lane ke lie jana | bhimasen ki kadalivan mean hanuman se bheant | bhimasen aur hanuman ka sanvad | hanuman ka bhimasen se ramacharitr ka sankshipt varnan | hanuman dvara charoan yugoan ke dharmoan ka varnan | hanuman dvara bhimasen ko vishal roop ka pradarshan | hanuman dvara charoan varnoan ke dharmoan ka pratipadan | bhimasen ko ashvasan dekar hanuman ka antardhan hona | bhimasen ka saugandhik van mean pahuanchana | krodhavash rakshasoan ka bhimasen se samana | bhimasen dvara krodhavash rakshasoan ki parajay | yudhishthir adi ka saugandhik van mean bhimasen ke pas pahuanchana | paandavoan ka pun: naranarayanashram mean lautana
jatasuravadh parv
jatasur dvara draupadi, yudhishthir, nakul evan sahadev ka haran | bhimasen dvara jatasur ka vadh
yakshayuddh parv
paandavoan ka naranarayanashram se vrishaparva ke jana | paandavoan ka rajarshi arshtishen ke ashram par jana | arshtishen ka yudhishthir ke prati upadesh | paandavoan ka arshtishen ke ashram par nivas | bhimasen dvara maniman ka vadh | kuber ka gandhamadan parvat par agaman | kuber ki yudhishthir se bheant | kuber ka yudhishthir adi ko upadesh tatha santvana | dhaumy dvara meru shikharoan par sthit brahma-vishnu adi sthanoan ka varnan | dhaumy ka yudhishthir se soory-chandrama ki gati evan prabhav ka varnan | paandavoan ki arjun ke lie utkantha
nivatakavach yuddh parv
arjun ka svargalok se agaman tatha bhaeeyoan se milan | indr ka agaman tatha yudhishthir ko santvana dena | arjun ka apani tapasya yatra ke vrittant ka varnan | arjun dvara shiv se sangram evan pashupatastr prapti ki katha | arjun ka yudhishthir se svargalok mean prapt apani astravidya ka kathan | arjun ka nivatakavach danavoan ke sath yuddh ki taiyari ka kathan | arjun ka patal mean pravesh | arjun ka nivatakavach danavoan ke sath yuddharambh | arjun aur nivatakavachoan ka yuddh | arjun ke sath nivatakavachoan ke mayamay yuddh ka varnan | arjun dvara nivatakavachoan ka vadh | arjun dvara hiranyapuravasi paulom tatha kalakeyoan ka vadh | indr dvara arjun ka abhinandan | yudhishthir ki arjun se divyastr-darshan ki ichchha | narad adi ka arjun ko divyastr pradarshan se rokana
ajagaraparv
bhimasen ki yudhishthir se batachit | paandavoan ka gandhamadan se prasthan | paandavoan ka badarikashram mean nivas | paandavoan ka sarasvati-tatavarti dvaitavan mean pravesh | dvaitavan mean bhimasen ka hiansak pashuoan ko marana | bhimasen ko ajagar dvara pak da jana | bhimasen aur sarparoopadhari nahush ka vartalap | yudhishthir dvara bhim ki khoj | yudhishthir ka sarparoopadhari nahush ke prashnoan ka uttar dena | sarparoopadhari nahush ka bhimasen ko chho dana tatha sarpayoni se mukti
markandeyasamasyaparv
yudhishthir adi ka pun: dvaitavan se kamyakavan mean pravesh | paandavoan ke pas krishn, markandey tatha narad ka agaman | markandey ka yudhishthir se karmaphal-bhog ka vivechan | tapasvi tatha svadharmaparayan brahmanoan ka mahatmy | brahman mahima ke vishay mean atrimuni tatha raja prithu ki prashansa | tarkshyamuni aur sarasvati ka sanvad | vaivasvat manu ka charitr aur matsyavatar katha | charoan yugoan ki varsh-sankhya tatha kaliyug ke prabhav ka varnan | pralayakal ka drishy aur markandey ko balamukund ke darshan | markandey ka bhagavan ke udar mean pravesh aur brahmandadarshan | markandey ka bhagavan balamukund se vartalap | balamukund ka markandey ko apane svaroop ka parichay dena | markandey dvara krishn mahima ka pratipadan | yugantakalik kaliyug samay ke bartav ka varnan | kalki avatar ka varnan | bhagavan kalki dvara satyayug ki sthapana | markandey ka yudhishthir ke lie dharmopadesh | ikshvakuvanshi parikshit ka mandookaraj ki kanya se vivah | shal aur dal ke charitr tatha vamadev muni ki mahatta | indr aur bak muni ka sanvad | suhotr aur shibi ki prashansa | yayati dvara brahman ko sahasr gauoan ka dan | seduk aur vrishadarbh ka charitr | indr aur agni dvara raja shibi ki pariksha | narad dvara shibi ki mahatta ka pratipadan | indradyumn tatha any chirajivi praniyoan ki katha | markandey dvara vividh danoan ka mahattv varnan | markandey dvara vividh vishayoan ka varnan | uttank muni ki katha | uttank ka brihadashv se dhundhu vadh ka agrah | brahma ki utpatti | vishnu dvara madhu-kaitabh ka vadh | dhundhu ki tapasya aur brahma se var prapti | kuvalashv dvara dhundhu ka vadh | kuvalashv ko devataoan se var ki prapti | pativrata stri aur mata-pita ki seva ka mahatmy | kaushik brahman tatha pativrata ka upakhyan | kaushik ka dharmavyadh ke pas jana | dharmavyadh dvara varnadharm ka varnan aur janakarajy ki prashansa | dharmavyadh dvara shishtachar ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara hiansa aur ahiansa ka vivechan | dharmavyadh dvara dharm ki sookshmata, shubhashubh karm aur unake phal ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara brahm ki prapti ke upayoan ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara vishay sevan se hani, satsang se labh ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara brahmi vidya ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara panchamahabhootoan ke gunoan ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara indriyanigrah ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara tin gunoan ke svaroop tatha phal ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara pranavayu ki sthiti ka varnan | dharmavyadh dvara paramatm-sakshatkar ke upay | dharmavyadh dvara mata-pita ki seva ka digdarshan | dharmavyadh dvara mata-pita ki seva ka upadesh | dharmavyadh ka kaushik brahman se apane poorvajanm ki katha kahana | dharmavyadh-kaushik sanvad ka upansahar | agni ka aangira ko apana pratham putr svikar karana | aangira ki santati ka varnan | brihaspati ki santati ka varnan | paanchajany agni ki utpatti | paanchajany agni ki santati ka varnan | agnisvaroop tap aur bhanu manu ki santati ka varnan | sah agni ka jal mean pravesh | atharva aangira dvara sah agni ka pun: prakaty | indr dvara keshi se devasena ka uddhar | indr ka devasena ke sath brahma aur brahmarshiyoan ke ashram par jana | adbhut agni ka moh aur unaka vanagaman | skand ki utpatti | skand dvara krauanch adi parvatoan ka vidaran | vishvamitr ka skand ke jatakarmadi terah sanskar karana | agnidev adi dvara balak skand ki raksha karana | indr tatha devataoan ko skand ka abhayadan | skand ke parshadoan ka varnan | skand ka indr ke sath vartalap | skand ka devataoan ke senapati pad par abhishek | skand ka devasena ke sath vivah | krittikaoan ko nakshatramandal mean sthan ki prapti | manushyoan ko kasht dene vale vividh grahoan ka varnan | skand dvara svaha devi ka satkar | rudradev ke sath skand aur devataoan ki bhadravat yatra | devasur sangram tatha mahishasur vadh | kartikey ke prasiddh namoan ka varnan
draupadisatyabhamasanvad parv
draupadi dvara satyabhama ko sati stri ke kartavy ki shiksha | draupadi dvara satyabhama ko patiseva ki shiksha | satyabhama ka draupadi ko ashvasan
ghoshayatra parv
paandavoan ka samachar sunakar dhritarashtr ka khed tatha chiantapoorn udgar | shakuni aur karn dvara duryodhan ko paandavoan ke pas jane ke lie ubha dana | duryodhan dvara karn aur shakuni ki mantrana svikar karana | duryodhan adi ko dvaitavan jane hetu dhritarashtr ki anumati | dvaitavan mean duryodhan ke sainikoan tatha gandharvoan mean katu sanvad | kauravoan ka gandharvoan se yuddh aur karn ki parajay | gandharvoan dvara duryodhan adi ki parajay aur unaka apaharan | kauravoan ko chhu dane hetu yudhishthir ka bhimasen ko adesh | paandavoan ka gandharvoan ke sath yuddh | paandavoan dvara gandharvoan ki parajay | chitrasen, arjun tatha yudhishthir sanvad aur duryodhan ka chhutakara | duryodhan ka marg mean thaharana aur karn dvara usaka abhinandan | duryodhan ka karn ko apani parajay ka samachar batana | duryodhan dvara apani glani ka varnan tatha amaran anashan ka nishchay | duryodhan dvara du:shasan ko raja banane ka adesh | karn dvara samajhane par bhi duryodhan ka amaran anashan ka nishchay | daityoan ka kritya dvara duryodhan ko rasatal mean bulana | daityoan ka duryodhan ko samajhana | duryodhan dvara anashan ki samapti aur hastinapur prasthan | bhishm ka duryodhan ko paandavoan se sandhi karane ka prastav | karn ke kshobhapoorn vachan aur digvijay ke lie prasthan | karn dvara sari prithvi par digvijay | karn ki digvijay par hastinapur mean usaka satkar | duryodhan dvara vaishnav yajn ki taiyari | duryodhan ke yajn ka arambh tatha samapti | karn dvara arjun ke vadh ki pratijna | yudhishthir ki chinta tatha duryodhan ki shasananiti
mrigasvapnodbhav parv
paandavoan ka kamyakavan mean gaman
vrihidraunik parv
vyas ka paandavoan ke pas agaman | vyas ka paandavoan se dan ki mahatta ka varnan | durvasa dvara maharshi mudgal ke danadharm evan dhairy ki pariksha | maharshi mudgal ka devadoot se prashn karana | devadoot dvara svargalok ke gun-dosh tatha vishnudham ka varnan | vyas ka yudhishthir ko samajhakar apane ashram lautana
draupadiharan parv
duryodhan dvara durvasa ka atithy satkar | duryodhan dvara durvasa ko prasann karana aur yudhishthir ke pas bhejana | draupadi ke smaran karane par shrikrishn ka prakat hona | krishn dvara paandavoan ko durvasa ke bhay se mukt karana | jayadrath ka draupadi par mohit hona | kotikasy ka draupadi ko jayadrath ka parichay dena | draupadi ka kotikasy ko uttar | jayadrath aur draupadi ka sanvad | jayadrath dvara draupadi ka apaharan | paandavoan dvara jayadrath ka pichha karana | draupadi ka jayadrath se paandavoan ke parakram ka varnan | paandavoan dvara jayadrath ki sena ka sanhar | yudhishthir ka draupadi aur nakul-sahadev ke sath ashram par lautana | bhim aur arjun dvara van mean jayadrath ka pichha karana
jayadrathavimokshan parv
bhim dvara jayadrath ko bandi banakar yudhishthir ke samaksh upasthit karana | shiv dvara jayadrath se shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan
ramopakhyan parv
yudhishthir ka apani duravastha par markadeny muni se prashn karana | ram adi ka janm tatha kuber ki utpatti ka varnan | ravan, kumbhakarn, vibhishan, khar aur shoorpanakha ki utpatti | kuber ka ravan ko shap dena | devataoan ka richh aur vanar yoni mean santan utpann karana | ram ke rajyabhishek ki taiyari | ram ka van ko prasthan | bharat ki chitrakoot yatra | ram dvara rakshasoan ka sanhar tatha ravan-shoorpanakha vartalap | ram dvara marich ka vadh | ravan dvara sita ka apaharan | ravan dvara jatayu vadh evan ram dvara usaka aantyeshti sanskar | ram dvara kabandh rakshas ka vadh | ram aur sugriv ki mitrata | ram dvara bali ka vadh | ashok vatika mean sita ko trijata ka ashvasan | ravan aur sita ka sanvad | ram ka sugriv par kop | sugriv ka sita ki khoj mean vanaroan ko bhejana | hanuman dvara lankayatra ka vrittant sunana | vanar sena ka sangathan | nal dvara samudr par setu ka nirman | vibhishan ka abhishek tatha vanar sena ka lanka ki sima mean pravesh | aangad ka ravan ke pas jakar ram ka sandesh sunana | rakshasoan aur vanaroan ka ghor sangram | ram aur ravan ki senaoan ka dvandvayuddh | prahast aur dhoomraksh ka vadh | ravan dvara yuddh hetu kumbhakarn ko jagana | kumbhakarn, vajraveg aur pramathi ka vadh | indrajit ka mayamay yuddh tatha shriram aur lakshman ki moorchchha | ram-lakshman ka abhimantrit jal se netr dhona | lakshman dvara indrajit ka vadh | ravan ka sita ke vadh hetu udyat hona | ram aur ravan ka yuddh tatha ravan ka vadh | ram ka sita ke prati sandeh | devataoan dvara sita ki shuddhi ka samarthan | ram ka ayodhya agaman tatha rajyabhishek | markandey dvara yudhishthir ko ashvasan
pativratamahatmy parv
raja ashvapati ko savitri namak kanya ki prapti | savitri ka pativaran ke lie vibhinn deshoan mean bhraman | savitri ka satyavan ke sath vivah karane ka dridh nishchay | savitri aur satyavan ka vivah | savitri ki vratacharya | savitri ka satyavan ke sath van mean jana | savitri aur yam ka sanvad | yamaraj ka satyavan ko pun: jivit karana | savitri aur satyavan ka vartalap | raja dyumatsen ki satyavan ke lie chinta | savitri dvara yam se prapt varoan ka varnan | dyumatsen ka rajyabhishek tatha savitri ko sau putroan aur sau bhaiyoan ki prapti
kundalaharan parv
soory dvara karn ko kavach-kundal indr ko n dene ke lie sachet karana | karn ka indr ko kavach-kundal dene ka hi nishchay karana | soory dvara karn ko kavach-kundal indr ko n dene ka adesh | karn ka indr se shakti lekar hi kavach-kundal dene ka nishchay | kuntibhoj ke yahaan durvasa ka agaman | kuntubhoj dvara durvasa ki seva hetu pritha ko upadesh dena | kunti ka pita se vartalap evan brahman ki paricharya | kunti ko tapasvi brahman dvara mantr ka upadesh | kunti dvara soory devata ka avahan | kunti-soory sanvad | soory dvara kunti ke udar mean garbhasthapan | karn ka janm aur kunti ka vilap | adhirath soot aur usaki patni radha ko balak karn ki prapti | karn ki shiksha-diksha aur usake pas indr ka agaman | karn ko indr se amogh shakti ki prapti | indr dvara karn se kavach-kundal lena
araney parv
brahman ki arani evan manthan kashth vishayak prasang | yudhishthir dvara nakul ko jal lane ka adesh | nakul adi char bhaiyoan ka sarovar tat par achet hona | yaksh aur yudhishthir ka sanvad | yaksh aur yudhishthir ka prashnottar | yudhishthir ke uttar se santusht yaksh dvara charoan bhaiyoan ko jivit karana | yaksh ka dharm ke roop mean prakat hokar yudhishthir ko varadan dena | yudhishthir ko maharshi dhaumy dvara samajhaya jana | bhimasen ka utsah aur paandavoan ka paraspar paramarsh