महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 44

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

rajasooy yajn

raja yudhishthir ne prasann hokar kaha- "us shatru ka nam batalao krishn, aur usake vadh karane ka upay bhi mujhe batalao." shrikrishn bole magadh ka raja jarasandh is samay uttar bharat ka sabase pratapi samrat hai. usake mukabale mean n apaka dabadaba hai aur n hastinapur ke kauravoan ka hi. usake damad kans ko marane ke bad usi ke dar se to ham aandhak, vishnioan aur bhojoan ke atharah kuroan ko brajabhoomi chho dakar dvaraka mean basana p da. usake karan log mujhe aj tak ‘ranachhor ji’ kahakar badanam karate haian. par maian kya karata? usaki asankhy barbar sena se mai. apane adamiyoan ko katavane ke lie taiyar nahian tha, isalie yuktipoorvak sabako bhaga diya aur aantim avasar par l daee ka morcha chho dakar ham log bhi bhag kh de hue. to is jarasandh ko agar ap jit lean to charoan or apaki jai-jai kar ho jayagi. yah sunakar yudhishthir gahare soch mean p d ge unhoanne kaha- "jarasandh ki sena apar hai. uttar pashchim mean himalay par bhagadatt ka kalasi raja jarasandh ka pakka mitr hai, dakshin ke pandu raja tak usake age sir jhukate haian. tumane shatru to sachamuch aisa batalaya ki yadi jita ja sakega to ek hi din mean charoan or hamara danka baj jayaga. par krishn jarasandh ko ham akhir kis upay se jit sakate haian. shrikrishn bole- "upay n soojhata to maian apako aise shatru ka nam n batalata. jarasandh ki sainy shakti se l dana hamare vash ki bat nahian hai. parantu doosara bhi upay maianne soch rakha hai. jarasandh nami pahalavan hai. kushti mean aur gada yuddh mean usaki takkar yadi koee le sakata hai to apane bhim bhaee hi haian, jarasandh yuktipoorvak kushti ke lie lalakara jayaga. eeshvar ki kripa se isi upay se apako anant yash labh ho jayaga." jarasandh ek aisa prabal shatru tha jisaka pahale se dhyan kie bina hi unhoanne apani rajasooy yajn ki mahattvakaanksha jaga li thi. ab man hi man pachhata rahe the aur kuchh kah n pate the. bhim b de prabal haian par jarasandh ek to svayan prabal, doosare anek rakshas dharmi rajaoan ko bhi apana mitr bana rakha hai. vah akele dvandv yaddh mean apane ek bhaee ka tyag karane se katarane lage. unhoanne bat ko shaantipoorn bhav ke upadesh mean badalate hue kaha ki jarasandh se takarane ki ichchha ham tatkal tal jayean to kuchh bura n hoga. arjun dharmaraj ki talamatol mudra se khaul utha. usane kaha- "bhaiya apaki shaanti ityadi ki batean achchhi hai, parantu rog ke saman hi shatru bhi bina upachar ke nasht nahian hote."

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