महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 204-205

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

dhruv ki katha

maan-beta chalate-chalate svayanbhu manu maharaj ke tapovan mean ja pahuanche. manu maharaj ne apani putravadhu se sara hal suna aur dhruv ko uchit shiksha di tatha kaha- “tum madhuvan mean jakar tap karo. tumhean sansar mean sabase ooancha pad milega.” baba ke pair chhookar aur maan se ashirvad lekar balak dhruv dridh nishchay ke sath prabhu ka nam japata hua madhuvan pahuanch gaya. usane vahaan sare niyam sadhane shuru kiye aur ji lagakar bhagavan ka nam japane laga. usane itani sachchaee ke sath yog ke niyamoan ka palan kiya ki usaki jnan shaktiyaan jage bina rah n sakian. dhruv anubhav karane laga ki ab jangal ke janavar bhi use pyar karane lage. use sher se bhi utana pyar tha jitana mamooli ki de se. dhruv ne dekha ki sab log usaki bat sunate aur manate haian. dhyan se buddhi sadhane lagi, drishti paini huee aur dhire-dhire rat ke taroan bhare akash mean apani najar sadhate-sadhate dekha ki aur sab tare to chalate haian, magar ek nanha-sa tara apani jagah par atal hai. bas, isi nanhean tare se yog rachakar usane apani tapasya aur badhayi. lagan aur mehanat se dhire-dhire vah din bhi a pahuancha jabaki usane paramapita paramatma ka prakash apane andar dekh liya. balak dhruv ki khyati ab charoan or phailane lagi. akash ke us nanhean atal tare ka nam bhi dhruv rakh diya gaya. bhishm pitamah bole ki jab kisi ke man mean kisi achchhe kam ke lie sachchi lagan lag jati hai to vah avashy saphalata siddh karata hai, chahe vah bachcha ho ya boodha. dhruv ki katha sunakar bhishm pitamah ne svayanbhu manu ke doosare bete priyavrat ke vansh ke sambandh mean batalana arambh kar diya.

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