mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘arghabhiharan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 38 ke anusar bhagavan narayan dvara madhu-kaitabh ke vadh ka varnan is prakar hai[1]-
vishay soochi
madhu-kaitabh ki utpatti
devadhidev jagadishvar mahayashasvi bhagavan shrihari sahasr yugoan tak shayan karane ke pashchat kalpant ki sahasr yugatmak avidh poori hone par prakat hote aur srishti kary mean sanlagn ho r meshthoan brahma, kapil, devaganoan, saptarshiyoan tatha shankar ki utpatti karate haian. isi prakar bhagavan shrihari sanatkumar, manu evan prajapati ko bhi utpann karate haian. poorvakal mean prajvalit agni ke saman tejasvi narayan devane hi devataoan adi ki srishti ki hai. pahale ki bat hai, pralay kal mean samast charachar prani, devata, asur, manushy, nag tatha rakshas sabhi nashth ho chuke the. us samay ekarnav (mahasagar) ki jalarashi mean do atyant durdharsh daity rahate the, jinake nam the madhu aur kaitabh. ve donoan bhaee yuddh ki ichchha rakhat the. unhian bhagavan narayan ne unhean manovanchhit var dekar un donoan daityoan ka vadh kiya tha. kahate haian, ve donoan mahanh asur mahatma bhagavan vishnu ke kanoan ki mail se utpann hue the. pahale bhagavan ne is prithvi ko avaddh karake mitti se hi unaki akriti banayi thi. ve parvataraj himalay ke saman vishal sharir liye mahasagar ke jal mean so rahe the. us samay brahmaji ki prerana se svayan vayudev ne unake bhitar pravesh kiya. phir to ve donoan mahan asur sampoorn dyulok ko achchhadit karake badhane lage. vayudave hi jinake pran thee, un donoan asuroan ko dekhakar brahmaji ne dhari-dharie unake sharir par hath phera. ek ka sharir unhean atyant komal pratit hua aur doosare ka atyant kathor. tabajal se utpann hone vale bhagavan brahma ne un donoan ka namakaran kiya. yaj jo mridul sharir vala asur hai, isaka nam madhu hoga aur jisaka sharir kathare hai, vah kaitabh kahalayega.[1]
madhu kaitabh ka bhagavan narayan se yuddh
is prakar nam nishchit ho jane par ve donoan daity bal se unmatt hokar sab or vicharane lage. rajanh! sabase pahale ve danoan mahadaity madhu aur kaitabh dyulok mean pahuanche aur us sare lok ko achchhadit karake sab aur vicharane lage. us samay sara lok jalamay ho gaya tha. usamean yuddh ki kamana se atyant nirbhay hokar aye hue un donoan asuroan ko dekhakar lok pitamah brahma ji vahian ekarnaroop jalarashi mean antardhan ho gaye. ve bhagavan padyanabh (vishnu) ki nabhi se prakat hue kamal mean ja baithe. vah kamal vahaan pahale hi svayan prakat hua tha. kahane ko to vah pankaj tha, parantu pank se usaki utpatti nahian huee thi. lok pitamah brahma ne apane nivas ke liye us kamal ko hi pasand kiya aur usaki bhoori-bhoori sarahana ki. bhagavan narayan aur brahma donoan hi anek sahasr varsho tak us jal ke bhitar sote rahe, kiantu kabhi tanik bhi kampayaman nahian hue. tadanantar dirghakal ke pashchat ve donoan asur madhu aur kaitabh usi sthan par pahuanche, jahaan brahmaji sthit the. un donoan ko aya dekh mahatejasvi lokanath bhagavan padmanabh apani shayyase kh de ho gaye. krodh se unaki aankhe lal ho gayian. phir to un donoan ke sath unaka b da bhayankar yuddh hua. us bhayanak ekarnav mean jahaan triloki jalaroop ho gayi thi, sahasroan varshoan tak unaka vah ghamasan yuddh chalata raha, parantu us samay us yuddh mean un donoan daityoan ko tanik bhi thakavat nahian hoti thi.[1]
madhu-kaitabh ka vadh
tatpashchath dirghakal vyatit hone par ve donoan ranonmatt daity prasann hokar sarvashaktimanh bhagavan narayan se bole- ‘sugshreshth! ham donoan tumhare yuddh kaushal se bahut prasann hai. tum hamare liye sprihaniy mrityu ho. hamean aisi jagah maro, jahaan ki bhoomi pani mean doobi huee n ho. ‘tatha marane ke pashchat ham donoan tumhare putr hoan. jo hamean yuddh mean jit le, ham usi ke putr hoan- aisi hamari ichchha hai.’ unaki bat sunakar bhagavan narayan ne un donoan daityoan ko yuddh mean pak dakar unhean donoan hathoan se dabaya aur madhu tatha kaitabh donoan ko apani jaanghoan par rakhakar mar dala. marane par un danoan ki lashean jal mean doobakar ek ho gayian. jal ki laharoan se mathit hokar un donoan daityoan ne jo med chho da, usase achchhadit hokar vahaan ka jal adrishy ho gaya. usi par bhagavan narayan ne nana prakar ke jivoan ki srishti ki. rajanh kuntikumar! jan donoan daityoan ke med se sari vasudha achchhadit ho gayi at: tabhi se yah mahi ‘medini’ ke nam se prasiddh huee. bhagavan padmanabh ke prabhav se yah manushyoan ke liye shashvat adhar ban gayi.[2]
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
mahabharat sabha parv mean ullekhit kathaean
sabhakriya parv
shrikrishn ki ajnanusar mayasur dvara sabha bhavan nirman
| shrikrishn ki dvaraka yatra
| mayasur ka bhim-arjun ko gada aur shankh dena
| may dvara nirmit sabha bhavan mean yudhishthir ka pravesh
lokapal sabhakhyan parv
narad ka yudhishthir ko prashn roop mean shiksha dena
| yudhishthir ki divy sabhaoan ke vishay mean jijnasa
| indr sabha ka varnan
| yamaraj ki sabha ka varnan
| varun ki sabha ka varnan
| kuber ki sabha ka varnan
| brahmaji ki sabha ka varnan
| raja harishchandr ka mahatmy
rajasooyarambh parv
yudhishthir ka rajasooyavishayak sankalp
| shrikrishn ki rajasooy yajn ki sammati
| jarasandh ke vishay mean yudhishthir, bhim aur shrikrishn ki batachit
| jarasandh par jit ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka utsahahin hona
| shrikrishn dvara arjun ki bat ka anumodan
| yudhishthir ko jarasandh ki utpatti ka prasang sunana
| jara rakshasi ka apana parichay dena
| chandakaushik dvara jarasandh ka bhavishy kathan
jarasandh vadh parv
shrikrishn, arjun aur bhim ki magadh yatra
| shrikrishn dvara magadh ki rajadhani ki prashansa
| shrikrishn aur jarasandh ka sanvad
| jarasandh ki yuddh ke lie taiyari
| jarasandh ka shrikrishn ke sath vair ka varnan
| bhim aur jarasandh ka bhishan yuddh
| bhim dvara jarasandh ka vadh
| jarasandh dvara bandi rajaoan ki mukti
digvijay parv
pandavoan ki digvijay ke lie yatra
| arjun dvara anek rajaoan tatha bhagadatt ki parajay
| arjun ka anek parvatiy deshoan par vijay pana
| kimpurush, hatak, uttarakuru par arjun ki vijay
| bhim ka poorv disha mean jitane ke lie prasthan
| bhim ka anek rajaoan se bhari dhan-sampati jitakar indraprasth lautana
| sahadev dvara dakshin disha ki vijay
| nakul dvara pashchim disha ki vijay
rajasooy parv
shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka rajasooy yajn ki diksha lena
| rajasooy yajn mean rajaoan, kauravoan tatha yadavoan ka agaman
| rajasooy yajn ka varnan
arghabhiharan parv
rajasooy yajn mean brahmanoan tatha rajaoan ka samagam
| bhishm ki anumati se shrikrishn ki agrapooja
| shishupal ke akshepapoorn vachan
| yudhishthir ka shishupal ko samajhana
| bhishm ka shishupal ke akshepoan ka uttar dena
| bhagavan narayan ki mahima
| bhagavan narayan dvara madhu-kaitabh vadh
| varah avatar ki sankshipt katha
| nrisianh avatar ki sankshipt katha
| vaman avatar ki sankshipt katha
| dattatrey avatar ki sankshipt katha
| parashuram avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shriram avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shrikrishn avatar ki sankshipt katha
| kalki avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shrikrishn ka prakaty
| kaliy-mardan evan dhenukasur vadh
| arishtasur evan kans vadh
| shrikrishn aur balaram ka vidyabhyas
| shrikrishn ka guru ko dakshina roop mean unake putr ka jivan dena
| narakasur ka sainikoan sahit vadh
| shrikrishn ka solah hajar kanyaoan ko patniroop mean svikar karana
| shrikrishn ka indralok jakar aditi ko kundal dena
| dvarakapuri ka varnan
| rukmini ke mahal ka varnan
| satyabhama sahit any raniyoan ke mahal ka varnan
| shrikrishn aur balaram ka dvaraka mean pravesh
| shrikrishn dvara banasur par vijay
| bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn mahatmy ka upasanhar
| sahadev ki rajaoan ko chunauti
shishupal vadh parv
yudhishthir ko bhishm ka santvana dena
| shishupal dvara bhishm ki ninda
| shishupal ki batoan par bhim ka krodh
| bhishm dvara shishupal ke janm ka vritaantt ka varnan
| bhishm ki batoan se chidhe shishupal ka unhean phatakarana
| shrikrishn dvara shishupal vadh
| rajasooy yajn ki samapti
| shrikrishn ka svadeshagaman
dyoot parv
vyasaji ki bhavishyavani se yudhishthir ki chinta
| duryodhan ka may nirmit sabha bhavan ko dekhana
| yudhishthir ke vaibhav ko dekhakar duryodhan ka chintit hona
| pandavoan par vijay prapt karane ke lie duryodhan-shakuni ki batachit
| duryodhan ka dyoot ke lie dhritarashtr se anurodh
| dhritarashtr ka vidur ko indraprasth bhejana
| duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko apane dukh aur chinta ka karan batana
| yudhishthir ko bheant mean mili vastuoan ka duryodhan dvara varnan
| duryodhan dvara yudhishthir ke abhishek ka varnan
| duryodhan ko dhritarashtr ka samajhana
| duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko ukasana
| dyootakrida ke lie sabha ka nirman
| dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko bulane ke lie vidur ko ajna dena
| vidur aur dhritarashtr ki batachit
| vidur aur yudhishthir batachit tatha yudhishthir ka hastinapur ana
| jue ke anauchity ke sambandh mean yudhishthir-shakuni sanvad
| dyootakrida ka arambh
| jue mean shakuni ke chhal se yudhishthir ki har
| dhritarashtr ko vidur ki chetavani
| vidur dvara jue ka ghor virodh
| duryodhan ka vidur ko phatakarana aur vidur ka use chetavani dena
| yudhishthir ka dhan, rajy, bhaee, draupadi sahit apane ko bhi harana
| vidur ka duryodhan ko phatakarana
| du:shasan ka sabha mean draupadi ko kesh pak dakar ghasitakar lana
| sabhasadoan se draupadi ka prashn
| bhim ka krodh evan arjun ko unhean shant karana
| vikarn ki dharmasangat bat ka karn dvara virodh
| draupadi ka chiraharan
| vidur dvara prahlad ka udaharan dekar sabhasadoan ko virodh ke lie prerit karana
| draupadi ka chetavani yukt vilap evan bhishm ka vachan
| duryodhan ke chhal-kapatayukt vachan aur bhim ka roshapoorn udgar
| karn aur duryodhan ke vachan evan bhim ki pratijna
| draupadi ko dhritarashtr se var prapti
| kauravoan ko marane ko udyat hue bhim ko yudhishthir ka shant karana
| dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko sara dhan lautakar indraprasth jane ka adesh
anudyoot parv
duryodhan ka dhritarashtr se pun: dyutakrida ke lie pandavoan ko bulane ka anurodh
| gandhari ki dhritarashtr ko chetavani kintu dhritarashtr ka asvikar karana
| dhritarashtr ki ajna se yudhishthir ka pun: jua khelana aur harana
| du:shasan dvara pandavoan ka upahas
| bhim, arjun, nakul aur sahadev ki bhishan pratijna
| vidur ka pandavoan ko dharmapoorvak rahane ka upadesh dena
| draupadi ka kunti se vida lena
| kunti ka vilap evan nagar ke nar-nariyoan ka shokatur hona
| vanagaman ke samay pandavoan ki cheshta
| prajajanoan ki shokaturata ke vishay mean dhritarashtr-vidur ka sanvad
| sharanagat kauravoan ko dronachary ka ashvasan
| dhritarashtr ki chinta aur unaka sanjay ke sath vartalap
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj