mahabharat sabha parv ke ‘arghabhiharan parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 38 ke anusar varah avatar ki sankshipt katha ka varnan is prakar hai[1]-
vishay soochi
bhishm ji dvar krishn ke varah avatar ka varnan
bhishmaji kahate haian- kurunandan! bhagavan ke ab tak kee sahasr avatar ho chuke haian. maian yahaan kuchh avataroan ka yathashakti varnan karooanga. tum dhyan derak unaka vrittant sunoan. poorvakal mean jab bhagavan padmanabh samudr ke jal mean shayan kar rahe the, pushkar mean unase anek devataoan aur maharshiyoan ka pradurbhav hua. ‘yah bhagavan ka ‘poshkarik’ (pushkar sambandhi) puratan avatar kaha gaya hai, jo vaidik shrutiyoan dvara anumodit hai. mahatma shrihari ka jo varah namak avatar hai, us mean bhi pradhanat: vaidik shruti hi praman hai. us avatar ke samay bhagavan ne varaharoop dharan karake parvatoan aur vanoan sahit sari prithvi ko jal se bahar nikala tha. charoan ved hi bhagavan varah ke char pair the. yoop hi unaki dadh the. kratu (yajn) hi daant aur ‘chiti’ (drishti ka chayan) hi mukh the. agni jihva, kush rom tatha brahm mastak the. ve mahanh tap se sampann the. din aur rat hi unake do netr the. unaka svaroop divy tha. vedaang hi unake vibhinn aang the. shrutiyaan hi unake lie abhooshan ka kam deti thian. ghi unaki nasika, struva unaki yoothun aur samaved ka svar hi unaki bhishan garjana thi. unaka sharir bahut b da tha. dharm aur saty unaka svaroop tha, ve alaukik tej se sampann the. ve vibhinn karmaroopi vikram se sushobhit ho rahe the, pashu unake ghutanoan ke sthan mean the aur mahan vrishabh (dharm) hi unaka shrivigrah tha. udrata ka homaroop karm unaka liang tha, phal aur bit hi unake liye mahan aushadh the, ve bahy aur abhayantar jagat ke atma the, vaidik mantr hi unake sharirik asthi vikar the. dekhane mean unaka svaroop b da hi saumy tha. yajn ki vedi hi unake kandhe, havishy sugandh aur havy kavy adi unake veg the. pragavansh (yaj managooh evan patnishala) unaka sharir kaha gaya hai. ve mahan tejasvi aur unake prakar ki dikshaoan se vyapt the. dakshina unake hriday ke sthan mean thian, ve mahanh yogi aur mahan shastrasvaroop the. pritikarak upakarm unake oshth aur pravargy karm hi unake ratnoan ke abhooshan the.[1]
jal mean padhane vali chhaya (parachhaee) hi patni ki bhaanti unaki sahayika thi. is prakar yajnamay varaharoop dharan karake ekarnav ke jal mean pravishth ho sarvashaktimanh sanatan bhagavan vishnu ne us jal mean girakar doobi huee parvat, van aur samudroan sahit apani maharani bhoodevi ka (dadh ya) siang ki sahayata se markandey muni ke dekhate dekhate uddhar kiya. sahasroan mastakoan se sushobhit hone vale un bhagavan ne siang (ya dadh) ke dvara sampoorn jagat ke hit ke liye is prithvi ka uddhar karake use jagat ka ek sudridh ashray bana diya. is prakar bhoot, bhavishy aur vartamanasvaroop bhagavan yajn varah ne samudr ka jal haran karane vali bhoodevi ka poorv kal mean uddhar kiya tha. us samay un devadhidev vishnu ne samast danavoan ka sanhar kiya tha yah varah avatar ka vritatant batalaya gaya.[2]
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
mahabharat sabha parv mean ullekhit kathaean
sabhakriya parv
shrikrishn ki ajnanusar mayasur dvara sabha bhavan nirman
| shrikrishn ki dvaraka yatra
| mayasur ka bhim-arjun ko gada aur shankh dena
| may dvara nirmit sabha bhavan mean yudhishthir ka pravesh
lokapal sabhakhyan parv
narad ka yudhishthir ko prashn roop mean shiksha dena
| yudhishthir ki divy sabhaoan ke vishay mean jijnasa
| indr sabha ka varnan
| yamaraj ki sabha ka varnan
| varun ki sabha ka varnan
| kuber ki sabha ka varnan
| brahmaji ki sabha ka varnan
| raja harishchandr ka mahatmy
rajasooyarambh parv
yudhishthir ka rajasooyavishayak sankalp
| shrikrishn ki rajasooy yajn ki sammati
| jarasandh ke vishay mean yudhishthir, bhim aur shrikrishn ki batachit
| jarasandh par jit ke vishay mean yudhishthir ka utsahahin hona
| shrikrishn dvara arjun ki bat ka anumodan
| yudhishthir ko jarasandh ki utpatti ka prasang sunana
| jara rakshasi ka apana parichay dena
| chandakaushik dvara jarasandh ka bhavishy kathan
jarasandh vadh parv
shrikrishn, arjun aur bhim ki magadh yatra
| shrikrishn dvara magadh ki rajadhani ki prashansa
| shrikrishn aur jarasandh ka sanvad
| jarasandh ki yuddh ke lie taiyari
| jarasandh ka shrikrishn ke sath vair ka varnan
| bhim aur jarasandh ka bhishan yuddh
| bhim dvara jarasandh ka vadh
| jarasandh dvara bandi rajaoan ki mukti
digvijay parv
pandavoan ki digvijay ke lie yatra
| arjun dvara anek rajaoan tatha bhagadatt ki parajay
| arjun ka anek parvatiy deshoan par vijay pana
| kimpurush, hatak, uttarakuru par arjun ki vijay
| bhim ka poorv disha mean jitane ke lie prasthan
| bhim ka anek rajaoan se bhari dhan-sampati jitakar indraprasth lautana
| sahadev dvara dakshin disha ki vijay
| nakul dvara pashchim disha ki vijay
rajasooy parv
shrikrishn ki ajna se yudhishthir ka rajasooy yajn ki diksha lena
| rajasooy yajn mean rajaoan, kauravoan tatha yadavoan ka agaman
| rajasooy yajn ka varnan
arghabhiharan parv
rajasooy yajn mean brahmanoan tatha rajaoan ka samagam
| bhishm ki anumati se shrikrishn ki agrapooja
| shishupal ke akshepapoorn vachan
| yudhishthir ka shishupal ko samajhana
| bhishm ka shishupal ke akshepoan ka uttar dena
| bhagavan narayan ki mahima
| bhagavan narayan dvara madhu-kaitabh vadh
| varah avatar ki sankshipt katha
| nrisianh avatar ki sankshipt katha
| vaman avatar ki sankshipt katha
| dattatrey avatar ki sankshipt katha
| parashuram avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shriram avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shrikrishn avatar ki sankshipt katha
| kalki avatar ki sankshipt katha
| shrikrishn ka prakaty
| kaliy-mardan evan dhenukasur vadh
| arishtasur evan kans vadh
| shrikrishn aur balaram ka vidyabhyas
| shrikrishn ka guru ko dakshina roop mean unake putr ka jivan dena
| narakasur ka sainikoan sahit vadh
| shrikrishn ka solah hajar kanyaoan ko patniroop mean svikar karana
| shrikrishn ka indralok jakar aditi ko kundal dena
| dvarakapuri ka varnan
| rukmini ke mahal ka varnan
| satyabhama sahit any raniyoan ke mahal ka varnan
| shrikrishn aur balaram ka dvaraka mean pravesh
| shrikrishn dvara banasur par vijay
| bhishm ke dvara shrikrishn mahatmy ka upasanhar
| sahadev ki rajaoan ko chunauti
shishupal vadh parv
yudhishthir ko bhishm ka santvana dena
| shishupal dvara bhishm ki ninda
| shishupal ki batoan par bhim ka krodh
| bhishm dvara shishupal ke janm ka vritaantt ka varnan
| bhishm ki batoan se chidhe shishupal ka unhean phatakarana
| shrikrishn dvara shishupal vadh
| rajasooy yajn ki samapti
| shrikrishn ka svadeshagaman
dyoot parv
vyasaji ki bhavishyavani se yudhishthir ki chinta
| duryodhan ka may nirmit sabha bhavan ko dekhana
| yudhishthir ke vaibhav ko dekhakar duryodhan ka chintit hona
| pandavoan par vijay prapt karane ke lie duryodhan-shakuni ki batachit
| duryodhan ka dyoot ke lie dhritarashtr se anurodh
| dhritarashtr ka vidur ko indraprasth bhejana
| duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko apane dukh aur chinta ka karan batana
| yudhishthir ko bheant mean mili vastuoan ka duryodhan dvara varnan
| duryodhan dvara yudhishthir ke abhishek ka varnan
| duryodhan ko dhritarashtr ka samajhana
| duryodhan ka dhritarashtr ko ukasana
| dyootakrida ke lie sabha ka nirman
| dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko bulane ke lie vidur ko ajna dena
| vidur aur dhritarashtr ki batachit
| vidur aur yudhishthir batachit tatha yudhishthir ka hastinapur ana
| jue ke anauchity ke sambandh mean yudhishthir-shakuni sanvad
| dyootakrida ka arambh
| jue mean shakuni ke chhal se yudhishthir ki har
| dhritarashtr ko vidur ki chetavani
| vidur dvara jue ka ghor virodh
| duryodhan ka vidur ko phatakarana aur vidur ka use chetavani dena
| yudhishthir ka dhan, rajy, bhaee, draupadi sahit apane ko bhi harana
| vidur ka duryodhan ko phatakarana
| du:shasan ka sabha mean draupadi ko kesh pak dakar ghasitakar lana
| sabhasadoan se draupadi ka prashn
| bhim ka krodh evan arjun ko unhean shant karana
| vikarn ki dharmasangat bat ka karn dvara virodh
| draupadi ka chiraharan
| vidur dvara prahlad ka udaharan dekar sabhasadoan ko virodh ke lie prerit karana
| draupadi ka chetavani yukt vilap evan bhishm ka vachan
| duryodhan ke chhal-kapatayukt vachan aur bhim ka roshapoorn udgar
| karn aur duryodhan ke vachan evan bhim ki pratijna
| draupadi ko dhritarashtr se var prapti
| kauravoan ko marane ko udyat hue bhim ko yudhishthir ka shant karana
| dhritarashtr ka yudhishthir ko sara dhan lautakar indraprasth jane ka adesh
anudyoot parv
duryodhan ka dhritarashtr se pun: dyutakrida ke lie pandavoan ko bulane ka anurodh
| gandhari ki dhritarashtr ko chetavani kintu dhritarashtr ka asvikar karana
| dhritarashtr ki ajna se yudhishthir ka pun: jua khelana aur harana
| du:shasan dvara pandavoan ka upahas
| bhim, arjun, nakul aur sahadev ki bhishan pratijna
| vidur ka pandavoan ko dharmapoorvak rahane ka upadesh dena
| draupadi ka kunti se vida lena
| kunti ka vilap evan nagar ke nar-nariyoan ka shokatur hona
| vanagaman ke samay pandavoan ki cheshta
| prajajanoan ki shokaturata ke vishay mean dhritarashtr-vidur ka sanvad
| sharanagat kauravoan ko dronachary ka ashvasan
| dhritarashtr ki chinta aur unaka sanjay ke sath vartalap
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj