भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 23

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

chitraangad aur vichitraviry ka janm, rajy bhog, mrityu aur satyavati ka shok itane vishayoan mean p dakar bhala bhagavan ke yad karane ki kya jarurat rahi? parantu ve chahe bhool jaean- maut unhean kab bhoolati hai. vah to unake sir par mandara rahi thi. ek din usane apane doot bhej hi diye. raja vichitraviry ko kshayarog ho gaya, jis bhog ke pichhe unhoanne paramarth ki upeksha ki, dharm aur arth ko bhool gaye, usi bhog ke phalasvarup yah kshay ki bimari unhean prapt huee. sansar ka yahi svarup hai. jis vastu se pahale hamean sukh milata dikhata hai, usi se pichhe du:kh milata hai: kyoanki sansar anity evan du:khamay hai. isaki kisi vastu ko apana lo, ek kshan tak avashy hi sukh pratit ho sakata hai. vah bhi jhooth-mooth-nam matr ka, pichhe to du:kh hi du:kh hai. isake viparit yadi paramatma ka ashray liya jay to pahale kuchh du:kh-sa pratit hone par bhi vastav mean sukhh-hi-sukh hai. parantu jiv aisa ajnani hai, moh mean phansa hua hai ki tho de-se pratiyaman sukh ke liye anant niravadhi sukh ka parityag kar deta hai. vichitraviry ki yahi dasha huee. ve chalane-phirane mean ashakt ho gaye. dinoan din unaki kshinata badhati hi gayi. b di cheshta ki gayi ki inaka rog achchha ho jay. desh-desh se b de-b de vaidy bulaye gaye. bahut-sa dhan kharch karake bahumooly aushadh taiyar kiye gaye. bhishm ne bhi vichitraviry ke svasthy ke liye b di cheshta ki, parantu maut ke darabar mean kisi ki sunavaee nahian huyi. ek din raja vichitraviry is sansar se chal base. unaka rajy yahian rah gaya. striyaan bhi sath nahian gayian. sharir panchabhootoan mean mil gaya, keval unake pap-puny karm unake sath gaye. jis jivan se unhean bhagavanh mil sakate the, use is prakar unhoanne vishay-vilas mean kho diya. satyavati ke pita dasharaj ne shantanu se jisake vansh ke samrajy ke liye b de-b de manasoobe baandh rakhe the, b di-b di pechabandiyaan kar rakhi thian, bhishm se pratijna karavayi thi ki ham rajy n leange, ajivan brahmachari raheange, usi satyavati ka vansh doobane laga. satyavati shokagrast ho gayi. bharat vansh ka is prakar lop hote dekhakar bhishm ko bhi b di chinta huee. unhoanne vidhi-vidhan se vichitraviry ki antyeshti kriya ki aur bhagavanh ke oopar vishvas rakhakar ve nishchint ho gaye. unaki dharana thi ki bhagavanh ke rajy mean unaki ichchha ke viparit koee ghatana ghat nahian sakati aur jo ghatana unaki ichchha se ghategi, vah sarvatha mangalamay hi hogi. ve nishchint hokar bhagavanh ke bhajan mean lag gaye.

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