महाभारत स्त्री पर्व अध्याय 16 श्लोक 1-21
shodash (16) adhyay: shtriparv (jalapradanik parv )
vaishampayanaji kahate haian- janamejay. aisa kahakar gandhari devi ne vahian kh di rahakar apani divhy drishti se kauravoan ka vah sara vinash sthal dekha . gandhari b di hi pativrata, param saubhagyavati, pati ke saman vrit ka palan karane vali, ugr tapasya se yukt tatha sada saty bolane vali thian . punyatma maharshi vyas ke varadan se ve divy jnan bal se sampann ho gayi thian atah ranabhoomi ka drishhy dekhakar anek prakar vilap karane lagian . budvimi gandhari ne naraviroan ke us adabhoot evan romanchakari samaraangan ko door se hi usi tarah dekha, jaise nikat se dekha jata hai . vah ranakshetr hadidayoan, keshoan aur charbiyoan se bhara tha, rakt pravah se aplavit ho raha tha, kee hajar lashean vahaan charoan or bikhari huee thi . hathisavar, ghu dasavar tatha rathi yoddhaoan ke rakt se malin hue bina sir ke aganit dh d aur bina dh d ke asankhy mastak ranabhoomi ko dhanke hue the . hathiyoan, gho doan, manushyoan aur striyoan ke artanad se vah sara yudvasthal gooanj raha tha. siyar, bugale, kale kaue, kakk aur kak us bhoomi ka sevan karate the . vah sthan narabhakshi rakshasoan ko anand de raha tha. vahaan sab or kurar pakshi chha rahe the. amagalamayi gidadi़yaan apani boli bol rahi thian, gidh sab or baithe hue the . us samay bhagavan vyas ki ajna pakar raja dhritarashtr tatha yudhishthir adi samast pandav ranabhoomi ki or chale. jinake bandhu-bandhav mare gaye the, un raja dhritarashtr tatha bhagavan shrikrishna ko age karake kurookul ki striyoan ko sath le ve sab log yudvasthal mean gaye . kurookshetr mean pahuanchakar un anath striyoan ne vahaan mare gaye apane putroan, bhaiyoan, pitaoan tatha patiyoan ke shariroan ko dekha, jinhean maans-bhakshi jiv-jantu, gid d samooh, kaue, bhoot, pishach, rakshas aur nana prakar ke nishachar noch-noch kar kha rahe the. roodr ki kridasthali ke saman us ranabhoomi ko dekhakar ve striyaan apane bahoomooly rathoan se krandan karati huee niche gir p dian . jise kabhi dekha nahian tha, us adabhoot ranakshetr ko dekh kar bharatakul ki kuchh striyaan dukh se atur ho lashoan par gir p dian aur doosari bahut si striyaan dharati par gir gayian. un thaki-maandi aur anath huee panchaloan tatha kauravoan ki striyoan ko vahaan chet nahian rah gaya tha. un sabaki b di dayaniy dasha ho gayi thi . dukh se vyakulachit huee yuvatiyoan ke karoon-krandan se vah atyant bhayankar yudvasthal sab or se gooanj utha. yah dekhakar dharm ko janane vali subalaputri gandhari ne kamalanayan shrikrishna ko sambodhit karake kauravoan ke us vinash par drishtipat karate hue kaha- kamalanayan madhav. meri in vidhava putravadhuoan ki or dekho, jo kesh bikharaye kurari ki bhaanti vilap kar rahi haian. ve apane patiyoan ke gunoan ka smaran karati huee unaki lashoan ke pas ja rahi haian aur patiyoan, bhaeeyoan, pitaoan tatha putroan ke shariroan ki or prithak-prithak dau d rahi haian . maharaj. kahian to jinake putr mare gaye haian un vir prasavini mataoan se aur kahian jinake pati viragati ko prapt ho gaye haian, un virapatniyoan se yah yuddhasthal ghir gaya hai.. purooshasianh karn, bhishm, abhimanyu, dron, drupad aur shaly jaise viroan se jo prajvalit agni ke saman tejasvi the, yah ranabhoomi sushobhit hai .
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