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अभिमन्यु वध

The Story of Abhimanyu

AbhimanyuArjunaDronacharyaJayadrathaSubhadra

Abhimanyu Arjun aur Shri Krishna ki behen Subhadra ke putra the. Ve Bhagwan Krishna ke bhaanje bhi the. Abhimanyu mein apne pita Arjun ki veerta aur apne mama Krishna ka tej dono vidymaan the. Baalpan se hi ve atyant pratibhavaan aur nirbhay yoddha the.

Abhimanyu ne Chakravyuh bhedan ki vidya apni mata ke garbh mein hi seekh li thi. Jab Arjun Subhadra ko Chakravyuh mein pravesh karne ki vidhi bata rahe the, tab garbh mein pal raha Abhimanyu dhyanpoorvak sun raha tha. Parantu jab Arjun Chakravyuh se bahar nikalne ki vidhi batane lage, tab Subhadra so gayin, aur Abhimanyu ne bahar nikalne ki vidhi nahi suni. Yah adhoora gyaan hi unki niyati bana.

Kurukshetra yuddh ke terahvein din Guru Dronacharya ne Kaurav sena ka senapatitva sambhala. Unhone Chakravyuh ki rachna ki — yah ek aisa yuddh vyuh tha jismein sainik ghoomte hue chakra ke aakaar mein khade hote the aur shatru ko andar phansakar charon or se gher lete the. Dronacharya ka uddeshya tha Yudhishthir ko bandi banana.

Us din Arjun ko Sansaptakon ne yuddhbhoomi ke doosre chhor par le jakar uljha rakha tha. Yah ek sochi-samjhi ranniti thi taaki Arjun Chakravyuh na tod sake. Pandav paksh mein Arjun ke atirikt koi bhi Chakravyuh bhedna nahi jaanta tha — sivaay solah varshiya Abhimanyu ke.

Yudhishthir ne vivash hokar Abhimanyu se Chakravyuh bhedne ka anurodh kiya. Bheem aur anya Pandavon ne vachan diya ki ve Abhimanyu ke peeche-peeche vyuh mein pravesh karenge aur uski raksha karenge. Abhimanyu ne nirbhay hokar Chakravyuh mein pravesh kiya.

Abhimanyu ne Chakravyuh ka pratham dwaar toda aur bheetar pravesh kiya. Parantu jaise hi ve andar gaye, Jayadratha ne — jise Bhagwan Shiv se vardaan prapt tha ki woh ek din Arjun ko chodkar shesh chaaron Pandavon ko rok sakta hai — Bheem aur anya Pandavon ko vyuh ke dwaar par rok diya. Abhimanyu akela Chakravyuh ke bheetar phans gaya.

Akele hone ke baavjood Abhimanyu ne adbhut parakram dikhaya. Usne Kaurav sena ke anek maharathiyon ko paraast kiya. Duryodhan ka putra Lakshman uske haathon maara gaya. Karna, Drona, Ashwatthama, Kripacharya, Shakuni — sabhi maharathi milkar bhi Abhimanyu ko parajit nahi kar pa rahe the.

Tab Kauravon ne dharmayuddh ke niyamon ko toda. Ek saath chhah-saat maharathiyon ne milkar akele Abhimanyu par aakraman kiya. Karna ne peeche se uske dhanush ki pratyanchaa kaat di, kisi ne uske rath ke ghode maar daale, kisi ne saarthi ko maara. Nihaththa aur rathheen hone par bhi Abhimanyu ne rath ka pahiya uthakar yuddh kiya. Jab pahiya bhi toot gaya, tab usne talwaar se ladai jaari rakhi. Ant mein Dushasana ke putra ne gada se Abhimanyu ke sir par prahaar kiya aur woh veer baalak veergati ko prapt hua.

Jab Arjun ko Abhimanyu ki mrityu ka samachar mila, to unka krodh aakaash ko bhedne wala tha. Arjun ne pratigya li ki agle din suryaast se pehle ve Jayadratha ka vadh karenge, anyatha agni mein pravesh kar lenge. Agle din Krishna ki sahayata se Arjun ne suryaast ke theek pehle Jayadratha ka vadh kiya.

Abhimanyu ki katha adamya saahas aur veerta ki amar gaatha hai. Ek solah varshiya baalak ne akele hi Kaurav sena ke sabse shaktishali yoddhaaon se loha liya. Uska balidaan Mahabharata ki sabse marmik ghatnaon mein se ek hai.

॥ इति ॥

Significance

Abhimanyu ki katha adamya saahas, kartavyanishtha aur balidaan ka prateek hai. Ek kishor vay ka baalak jo jaanta tha ki woh Chakravyuh se bahar nahi nikal payega, phir bhi dharm ki raksha ke liye nirbhay hokar aage badha. Yah katha sikhaati hai ki sachcha veer kabhi parajay se nahi darta aur apne kartavya ka paalan antim shwas tak karta hai.

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Mahabharata, Drona Parva

Key Characters

Abhimanyu, Arjuna, Dronacharya, Jayadratha, Subhadra

Tradition

This story is part of the Mahabharata tradition, one of the pillars of Hindu history and spiritual wisdom.

About The Story of Abhimanyu

The Story of Abhimanyu is a sacred story from the Mahabharata tradition of ancient India. This page presents the complete narrative in both Hindi (Devanagari) and Hinglish (Roman transliteration), along with its spiritual significance. At IndiaLens, we preserve these timeless stories for the global Indian community.