Mahakavi shri vedvyas ki aarathi sabhi utarat hai,
Jinki lekani se nikala, yeh mahakavya mahabharat hai..
Bahut din bite purani baat hai,
Aaj tak jo vishw mein vikhyath hai,
Hastinapur naam ki thi ik yahan nagari badi,
Heere panon motiyon ki aab se jab mag jadi,
Jiske upar chandra vanshi rajavon ka raj tha,
Jiske raja pandu par, saari praja ko naaz tha,
Is katha mein zor hai, aandhiyon kaa shor hai,
Bheem arjun kaa parakram, draupadi ki hai vyatha,
Jisne di bharat ko geeta, voh mahabharat katha,
Yeh mahabharat ki katha, yeh mahabharat ki katha..
Pandu se pandav huve, dhritrashtra se kavrav huve,
Ik zameen ke kalank, duje, jagath ke gaurav huve,
Dusht duryodhan, adharm ki raah par chalne laga,
Nij chachere bhaiyon se, vyarth hi jalne laga,
Kintu pandusut yudhisthir, dharam ke avtaar the,
Bhai se bhai na jhagade, unke shudh vichaar the,
Krishna ka upadesh hai, manata sab desh hai,
Bheem arjun kaa parakram, draupadi ki hai vyatha,
Jisne di bharat ko geeta, voh mahabharat katha,
Yeh mahabharat ki katha, yeh mahabharat ki katha..
Ay rakhi bandhawane wale, kahan chupe ho krishna murar,
Panch pandavon ki panchaali, bhari sabha mein kare pukaar..
Dharamraj bane juvari, jhooti sid par ad gaye,
Pandavon ki akal par bhi, haaye pattar pad gaye,
Kauravon ki nagntha par, paap yeh chadne laga,
Mahabharat mein pralay ka, beej yeh padne laga,
Dusht dushasan adharmi, vastra keche jaa raha hai,
Thak gaye yeh haath par, saadi ka ant na aaraha,
Purush voh, haathon mein jinke, dharam ki talvaar ho,
Inke haathon mein hai saadi, veeratha dhikaar ho,
Laaj naari ki na jaaye, jo jagath ki maat hai,
Iske izzat abaru, pyaare prabhu ke haath hai,
Shashtra sab yodha liye, chup hai sar neecha kiye,
Chakrdhari ne mitaayi, draupadi ki yeh vyatha
Jisne di bharat ko geeta, voh mahabharat katha,
Yeh mahabharat ki katha, yeh mahabharat ki katha..
Sukh jaata hai, dukh aata, dukh jaata hai, sukh aaata,
Kintu pandavon ke jeevan ka, dukh hi dukh se naata,
Likha bhagya ka, kabhi na tal tha, honahaar hoti hai,
Dekh pandavon ko banavasi, dharati bhi roti hai,
Dharam raj kehelane wale, chod ke ghar sansaar chale,
Sang draupadi ban ban bhatake, raj paat sab haar chale,
Arjun ka ghandeev aaj nahin, is vipada kaa bhar hare,
Gadha bheem ki mahabali ke, kandhon par araam kare,
Ab na mile, aakash hi chat hai, dharti inka bichona hai,
Raj vanshiyon ko ab tho, ban ke kanton par sona hai,
Bhari baiti door anokhe, beej naye boti hai,
Dekh pandavon ko banvasi, dharati bhi roti hai,
Jungle mein mangal chaaya hai, bhulgaye voh pichle pal,
Panchali ke liye bheem, nikale hein laane, swarankamal,
Saamne yeh kaun jiska, rang bhi ranga ang hai,
Vridh hai vanar magar, kya josh hai kya umang hai,
Puch inki shakti shaali, raah mein bajarang hai,
Jai pawan putr mahaan, jai jai banture balwaan,
Jai hey raam priya hanumaan,
Chakrvuh ka chakr ghira hai, kavrav dal ki chaal hai,
Aaj kaal ki chaati par, abhimanyu jaisa bal hai,
Saamne is vuh mein, pehele jaidrath aagaye,
Veer abhimanyu ke haathon, yeh bhi muki khagaye,
Pehele socha maar daalun, kya yahi satkarma hai,
Phir kaha na maarana, murchit ko ghor adharam hai,
Chal-kapat ki yeh ladaayi, dekh kar hoti vyatha,
Saat yodhavon se ladate, ek balak ki katha,
Yeh mahabharat ki katha, yeh mahabharat ki katha..
Saamne dekha khade yeh karan sar uncha liye,
Ban abhimanyu ka chuta, dhan*sh ke tukde kiye,
Hila dushasan ka aasan, voh bhi bhaga kampa ke,
Kaun aage aayega, jwalamukhi is aag ke,
Ab-lo dekho, bha-na-jon (bhanjon) ke, pyaare mama aagaye,
Aaj yeh pase na palte, ulte jhasan kha gaye,
Idhar dekho dhanur dhari, shalya saj-dhaj kar khada,
Yeh bhi toota istarah, jun daal se pata jhada,
Jwal bhadaki aaj duryodhan ki bhi na khair hai,
Aaj vish uglega yeh, sadiyon purana bair hai,
Sab ne socha, istarah, balak yeh baaz na aayega,
Kutniti se ise, maro, tabhi mar jaayega,
Ik taraf saathon maharathi, ek taraf balak akela,
Phir bhi jab tak pran tan mein, kshatriyon ka khel khela,
Vah vah pyare bhatije, tujh se ujwal vansh hai,
Aa gale mille ghadi bhar, tu humara ansh hai,
Is tarah ik chaal kapati, chhali duryodhan chala,
Gale milne ke bahane, nij bhatije ko chhala,
Pit par abhimanyu ke, ik baan dhoke ka chala..