भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 76

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn ka mahatmy kathan, bhishm ki pratijna-raksha ke liye pun: bhagavanh ka pratijna bhang, bhishm ka ran mean patan bhishm yahi sab soch rahe the. us samay akash mean sthit rrishiyoan aur vasuoan ne bhishm ko sambodhan karake kaha-'bhishm! tumhara sochana bahut thik hai; yadi tum apana, hamara aur sare jagath ka hit karana chahate ho to ab l dana band kar do. tumane apane kartavy ke sambandh mean thik hi socha hai. tumhean martyalok mean bahut din ho gaye, ab ham logoan ke lok mean ao.' rrishiyoan aur vasuoan ke muanh se yah bat nikalate hi shital-mand-sugandh hava chalane lagi, devalok mean naga de bajane lage aur devata bhishm par akash se pushpavarsha karane lage. vah akashavani bhishm aur sanjay ke atirikt aur kisi ne nahian suni. bhishm ne devataoan aur rrishiyoan ka abhipray janakar arjun ke banoan se pi dit hote rahane par bhi shastr-prahar ka parityag kar diya. shikhandi ne bhishm ke vaksh:sthal par nau ban mare, parantu unase ve vichalit nahian hue. isake pashchat arjun aur shikhandi ne bhishm par bahut-se ban chalaye, unaka sara sharir banoan se chhid gaya. bhishm ke sharir mean do aangul bhi aisi jagah nahian thi, jahaan arjun ke ban n ghus gaye hoan. dasavean din ke yuddh mean sooryast ke kuchh pahale mahatma bhishm rath se niche gir p de. akash mean devata aur prithvi mean sab raja hahakar karane lage. us samay prithvi kaanp uthi aur antariksh mean ghor shabd hone laga. unake sharir mean itane ban ghuse hue the ki unaka sharir prithvi par n ja saka, banoan ki hi shayya lag gayi. sir niche latak gaya. us samay antariksh se yah avaj ayi ki mahatma bhishm ne dakshinayan me sharir-tyag kaise kiya? bhishm sachet ho gaye. unhoanne kaha- 'maian abhi jivit hooan' sab logoan ne prasannata prakat ki. himavanh ki putri bhishm ki mata ganga ne bhishm ki ichchha janakar maharshiyoan ko hans ke rup mean unake pas bheja. bhishm ke pas jakar unhoanne unaki pradakshina ki. unhoanne apas mean bat ki ki bhishm ne dakshinayan mean pran-tyag kaise kiya? bhishm ne unase kaha ki 'maian dakshinayan bhar jivit rahooanga, soory ke uttarayan hone par apane dham jaooanga. pita ke kripa prasad se mujhe mrityu par adhipaty prapt hai, maian jab chahooan tabhi mar sakata hooan.'

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