महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 20

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

vidur ki chaturaee

doosare din jale hue mahal mean shav dikhalaee diye. yah lashean vastav mean ek bhikharin aur usake paanchoan betoan ki thian jo rat mean bhojan karane ke karan mahal ke niche so gaye the. un lashoan ko dekhakar duryodhan ke naukaroan ko yah vishvas ho gaya ki pandav apani mata samet jalakar mar gaye. unhoanne hastinapur mean yah shok soochana bhed di. raja dhritarashtr aur duryodhan adi apani chachi aur bhaiyoan ki akal mrityu par nakali aansoo bahane lage. raja ki ajna se un sabaka antyeshti sanskar kiya gaya aur praja ne bhi b da dukh manaya. tarah-tarah ki shankaean bhi dabi jaban se log-bag pragat kar diya karate the parantu nirlajj kaurav bhaiyoan ko isaki tanik bhi paravah n thi. vah to yah soch-sochakar sukhi ho rahe the ki hamare shatru ab hamari rah ke kaante nahian ban sakeange. parantu unhean nahian maloom tha ki paanchoan bhaee aur kunti mata jangal mean surakshit haian. yah sach tha ki jangal ke jivan mean rajarani kunti mata ko bahut kasht ho raha tha, phir bhi kisi tarah din to bit hi rahe the. us jangal mean hidimb nam ka ek rakshas rahata tha. rakshas log is desh ke adivasi the. unake sachamuch ke siang nahian hua karate the balki bailoan ya bhaiansoan ki siangadan khop diyoan ki topiyaan pahanana unake samaj ka am chalan tha. rakshasoan mean amataur se to log asuroan aur gandharvoan ke paharue ya sipahi hua karate the, par bahut se aise bhi the jo jangaloan mean apana svatantr jivan bitate the. aise jangali rakshasoan mean shatru ko marane ke bad usaka maans khane ka rivaj tha aur ve naramaans bhi ni:sankoch khaya karate the. hidimb rakshas bhi aise hi narabhakshi rakshasoan mean tha. usaki bahan hidimba bhi vaisi hi kroor thi. bhaee-bahan ne in chhah hatte-katte javanoan ka bhojan karane ki yojana banaee. socha gaya ki ram mean hi inhean marane ka mauka mil sakega. hidimba pandavoan ko marane ke lie rat mean chali. us din bhim pahara de rahe the aur mata tatha doosare bhaee so rahe the. bhim ko dekhakar hidimba ka man lalacha utha. vah sochane lagi ki ye sundar aur balishth javan yadi mera pati ban jaye to mera jivan bahut sukh se bitane lage. yah sochakar usane jangal se kuchh phool chune, talaiya ke pani se apana muanh dhoya, choti-kap de thik kiye aur bhim ko rijhane chali.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kramaank

vishay ka nam

prishth sankhya

1.	satyavati ke bete	7
2.	pandu ka rajyabhishek	10
3.	shiksha ka prabandh	12
4.	drupad se yuddh	17
5.	vidur ki chaturaee	19
6.	draupadi svayanvar	23
7.	rajadhani ka chunav	27
8.	sund, upasund ki katha	28
9.	arjun ka vanavas	32
10.	subhadra aur arjun ka vivah	38
11.	rajasooy yajn	42
12.	jue mean parajay	53
13.	vanagaman	59
14.	virat nagar mean pandav	72
15.	kauravoan ka akraman	83
16.	abhimanyu ka vivah	87
17.	shaly ka svagat	93
18.	yuddh ki or	97
19.	mahanash ki taiyari	108
20.	yuddh ka arambh	112
21.	bhishm-yudhishthir ki bheant	114
22.	dronachary ka parakram	121
23.	bhimasen ka yuddh-chamatkar	122
24.	dadhichi ka asthidan	123
25.	bhishm ki shar-shaiyya	125
27.	bhimasen aur dronachary ka parakram	128
28.	abhimanyu ka parakram	135
29.	arjun subhadra milan	141
30.	ashvatthama ki pratijna	148
31.	ashvatthama ka prachand yuddh	153
32.	mama bhanje ki bheant	159
33.	duryodhan aur karn ki salah	165
34.	shaly sarathi bane	167
35.	kauve aur hans ki kahani	170
36.	yudhishthir aur arjun ki mantrana	172
37.	bhim du:shasan yuddh	179
38.	duryodhan aur kripachary ki varta	186
39.	shaly aur yudhishthir ka yuddh	188
40.	dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ka vilap	192
41.	duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant	194
42.	mahavilap	197
43.	bhishm pitamah se bheant	198
44.	bhishm ki kathaean	199
45.	dhruv ki katha	200
46.	priyavrat ke vansh ki katha	206
47.	rrishabh ki katha	207
48.	bharat ki katha	208
49.	ved ki katha	209
50.	ven aur prithu ki katha	210
51.	indr ki katha	212
52.	hastinapur mean yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek	215
53.	dhritarashtr adi ka sanyas grahan	216
54.	ashvamedh yajn	217
55.	parikshit ke do janm	219
56.	khajane ki khoj	220
57.	yajn ka gho da	221
58.	sindhu desh mean	222
59.	bap bete ki l daee	223
60.	yadavoan ka ant	227