भीष्म पितामह -अखण्डानन्द सरस्वती पृ. 94

shri bhishm pitamah -svami akhandanand sarasvati

pitamah ka upadesh ek din vah van mean ghoom raha tha ki b de jor se aandhi aur bijali chamakane lagi. pani se prithvi bhar gayi, pashu-pakshiyoan ke liye bhi kahian ashray nahian tha. vah baheliya svayan bhi ja de ke mare thithur raha tha. n use thaharane ko koee sthan mil raha tha aur n usamean kahian jane ki shakti hi thi. usi samay ja de se vyakul ek kabootari use dikh p di. vah baheliya svayan to du:khi tha hi, parantu us avastha mean bhi usane kabootari ko pak d hi liya. us kabootari ko pianjare mean band kar diya. svayan du:khi hone par bhi use kabootari ko du:kh dene mean sankoch nahian hua. usi samay baheliye ne ek pe d dekha, b da sundar pe d tha. mano brahma ne paropakar karane ke liye hi usaki srishti ki ho. akash nirmal ho gaya, nakshatr dikhayi dene lage. baheliya ne akar usi pe d ki sharan li. vah patte bichhakar ek patthar par sir rakhakar let gaya. vah vriksh kabootari ka nivas sthan tha. usaka pati kabootar usi par rahata tha. samay par kabootari ke n ane se vah b da vilap kar raha tha. apane pati ka vilap sunakar kabootari ko b da du:kh hua, sath hi apane saubhagy ka garv bhi. vah sochane lagi, mere pati mujhase itana prasann rahate haian to isase badhakar mere liye aur prasannata ki bat kya hogi? usane pianjare ke aandar se hi apane pati ko pukarakar kaha- 'svami! is samay tumhare hit ki bat yahi hai ki is bhookhe-pyase aur ja de se thithurate hue baheliye ki raksha aur satkar karo. yah tumhare ghar aya hai n, ham pakshi hone ke karan nirbal avashy haian, parantu tumhare jaise atmatatv ke jnata ko sharanagat prani ki raksha karani hi chahiye. meere badale mean tumhean doosari stri mil sakati hai, parantu is prakar atithi-satkar ka avasar prapt hoga ya nahian, isamean sandeh hai.' apani stri ke vachan sunakar kabootar ko b di prasannata huee. vah adar ke sath baheliye se kahane laga-'bhaee sahab! ap apane hi ghar mean haian, koee chinta n karean. ap mere atithi haian, apaki seva mera kartavy hai.' vriksh apane katane vale ko bhi chhaya deta hai. ghar ane par apane shatru ka bhi satkar karana chahiye. ap is samay kya chahate haian. maian yathashakti apaki ichchha poori karooanga.' baheliye ne kaha-'is samay to maian ja de se thithur raha hooan, thand se bachane ka koee upay karo.' kabootar ne sookhe patte ikatthe kiye. luhar ke yahaan se ag lakar jala diya. baheliya ag tapane laga. usaka ja da chhoot gaya. ab vah kabootar ki or dekhakar bola ki 'mujhe bhookh lagi hai, kuchh khane ko chahiye.'

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