भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 15

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

chitraangad aur vichitraviry ka janm, rajy bhog, mrityu aur satyavati ka shok srishti bahut vishal hai, isamean ek-se-ek badhakar haian. koee bahut b da vir ho jay, phir bhi nahian kaha ja sakata ki isase b da aur koee nahian hai. are vah to is srishti mean ek ki de-mako de ke barabar hai. ek brahmand mean ek soory ek kan ke saman hai. ek soory mean ek prithvi ek kan ke saman hai aur ek prithvi mean e svarup par manushy, vah chahe jitana b da vir kyoan n ho, ek kan se adhik mahatta nahian rakhata; parantu vah apane, apani satta par aur apane kshanabhangur vichar nahian karata, isi se phoola-phoola phirata hai. akhrir ek din chitraangad ke jo d ka vir mil gaya. usaka nam bhi chitraangad hi tha. vah gandharv tha. manushy chitraangad bali tha to gandharv chitraangad mahabali tha. usase yuddh ka koee nimitt bhi nahian tha, keval itana hi bahana tha ki tumane mera nam kyoan rakha. b da bhayankar yuddh hua, kurukshetr mean sarasvati nadi ke tat par donoan hi vir tin varsh tak lagatar l date rahe. antat: manushy chitraangad har gaye, gandharv chitraangad ki jit huee. jo apane samane kisi ko kuchh samajhate hi nahian the, unhian ka sharir aj khoon se sarabor hokar jamin mean gir p da aur gidh-kauoan ne usase apani bhookh mitayi. chahe jitana b da samrat ho- jitana b da vir ho, ant mean usaki yahi gati hai. chitraangad ki mrityu ke pashchath satyavati ki ajna se vichitraviry rajasianhasan par baithaye gaye. abhi unaki umar kachchi thi, ve bachche the bhishm b di savadhani se unaki sanbhal rakhane lage aur raja ke karan kisi praja ko kasht n ho- isaka dhyan rakhane lage. satyavati ki b di ichchha thi ki mere putr ka vivah ho jay, ghar mean bahoo a jay. bachche ho jaany aur maian sukhi hoooan. asha bhi kitani durant hai. shantanu- jaise chakravarti pati mar gaye, chitraangad- jaisa vir putr mar gaya; parantu abhi satyavati ke man mean yah asha hai ki vichitraviry ke putroan se maian sukhi ho jaooangi. dhany hai bhagavanh ki maya! isase par jana sahaj nahian 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