अध्याय 52
1 [स]
परभातायां तु शर्वर्यां भीष्मः शांतनवस ततः
अनीकान्यानुसंयाने वयादिदेशाथ भारत
“Sanjaya said, ‘Having battled fiercely for five days, O king, theBrahmana (Drona) endued with great strength, fell and repaired to theregion of Brahma.
“Vrihannala said, ‘That about which thou hath first enquired is Arjuna’sbow, of world-wide fame, called Gandiva, capable of devastating hostilehosts.
“Bhishma said,–This Sisupala was born in the line of the king of Chediwith three eyes and four hands. As soon as he was born, he screamed andbrayed like an ass. On that account, his father and mother along withtheir relatives, were struck with fear.
“Dhritarashtra said, ‘When Bhima and Pandu’s son Yudhishthira wereengaged in battle, when my troops were being slaughtered by the Pandusand the Srinjayas, when, indeed, my vast army being broken and routedrepeatedly became cheerless, tell me, O Sanjaya, what the Kauravas did.’
महाराष्ट्र में एक बहुत बड़े संत हुए हैं| उनका नाम था एकनाथ| वह सबसे प्रेम करते थे| कभी गुस्सा नहीं होते थे| एक दिन वह पूजा कर रहे थे कि एक आदमी उनकी गोद में आ बैठा| एकनाथ से प्रसन्न होकर कहा – “वाह! तुम्हारे प्रेम से मुझे बहुत ही आनंद मिला है|”
यह घटना मुगलकाल की है| एक बार मुगल बादशाह शाहजहाँ की बेटी सख्त बीमार हुई| राजदरबार के वैधों और हकीमों का सब तरह का इलाज कराया गया, परंतु शहज़ादी सब तरह की चिकित्सा के बावजूद भी ठीक नहीं हुई|