भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 41

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

yudhishthir ka rajasooy-yajn, shrikrishn ki agrapooja, bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ke svarup tatha mahattav ka varnan, shishupal-vadh 'shishupal bhishm ke mukh se aisi marm ki bat sunakar agababoola ho gaya. vah krodhandh hokar khullamakhulla gali dene laga. ant mean bhishm ne kaha ki 'ab bat karane se koee labh nahian, jisamean dam ho, himmat ho vah yuddh karane ke liye shrikrishn ko bulave, abhi nipatara ho jaye.' bhishm ki bat sunakar shishupal ne shrikrishn ko lalakarakar kaha 'ao, ham log do-do hath dekh lean. aj pandavoan ke sath tumhean marakar maian apani chirakalin abhilasha poorn karooan.' vah nana prakar ke katu vachan kahane laga. shishupal ke katu vachan samapt ho jane ke pashchath b di gambhirata aur dhairy ke sath shrikrishn atyant komal svar se bole-'narapatiyo! ap log shishupal ko janate haian, hamare sath isaka jaisa sambandh hai, vah kisi se chhipa nahian hai. hamane ab tak isaki koee buraee nahian ki hai, phir bhi yah durachari sarvada hamare anisht mean hi laga rahata hai. yah hamase akaran shatruta rakhata hai. jab hamare pragjyotishapur jane ka samachar isako mila, tab isane chupake se jakar dvaraka mean ag laga di. raja bhoj raivatak paha d par vihar kar rahe the, tab isane akaran hi unake anucharoan ko mara. mere pita ke ashvamedh-yajn mean isane gho da chura liya. tapasvi babhru ki stri jab sauvir desh ko ja rahi thi, tab is nich ne marg mean akraman karake usake sath balatkar kiya. karusharaj ki poshak pahanakar isane unaki bhavi patni ko dhokha dekar u da liya. apani bua ki bat man lene ke karan hi maianne isake aparadhoan ko kshama kiya aur ab tak mara nahian. maianne isaka acharan ap logoan ke samane spasht rup se rakh diya hai. maian ab tak isake sau aparadh kshama kar chuka hooan. ab yah nich kisi prakar jivit nahian bach sakata. aj mera yah krodh kisi prakar vyarth nahian ja sakata.' bhari sabha mean is prakar bhandapho d hone par bhi shishupal lajjit nahian hua. vah ulte hansakar shrikrishn ki hi makhaul u dane laga. shrikrishn ne sudarshan chakr ka smaran kiya. sab logoan ke samane hi vah shrikrishn ke hath mean a gaya. bhagavanh ne jyoan hi use ajna ki, tyoan hi vah chamakata hua chala aur shishupal ke sir ko dh d se alag karake jamin mean gira diya. rajaoan ke dekhate-dekhate shishupal ke sharir se bijali ke saman ek jyoti nikali aur vah shrikrishn ke pairoan ke pas chakkar lagakar unhian mean sama gayi. yah dekhakar logoan ko b da ashchary hua. sab logoan ne bhishm ki bhoori-bhoori prashansa ki. unake jnan-vijnan ki charoan or prashansa hone lagi. sab log yahi kahate ki jagath mean is samay bhishm-jaisa tatvajn aur koee nahian hai. yudhishthir ka yajn nirvighn samapt hua. sab log apane-apane ghar chale 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