भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History by Veer Savarkar
स्वातंत्र्यवीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर द्वारा
DevanagariHindipublished494 पृष्ठ
पृष्ठ 66, कुल 494 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंपृष्ठ 66
- The Vedic community and their leaders in North India had already
experienced a surge of heroic spirit because of the victory of the brave
Kharvela of Kalinga. To add to it, the news arrived of Menander’s
menacing invasion! Besides, the Indian Buddhist populace showed clear
signs of defection and betrayal of their co-nationalists to Menander. The
nationalist Indian leaders, therefore, formed a revolutionary body with a
view to dethroning the vacillating and weak Brihadrath Maurya from the
royal seat of Magadha, and replace him with one of the Vedic sect, who was
of proven mettle like Chandragupta Maurya. But everybody was confronted
with the difficult question, as to who was there so bold and powerful, to
take the lead in this national revolution and to destroy the Yavanas (the
Greeks) completely.
Pushyamitra - Amongst the remnants of the Magadhan warriors in the army of the
above-named Brihadrath Maurya was one, named Pushyamitra. He was a
Brahimin by birth. He was, moreover, a staunch supporter of the Vedic
religion and Indian nationality, and a devotee of Lord Shiv. His family name
was Shung. Even in the Magadhan army, he had attained so much
importance because of his military exploits that Brihadrath Maurya himself
had appointed him, not very willingly but only out of necessity, to the office
of the Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the face of the deadly war with
the invading Greeks. The moment he got the reins of the highest military
authority, Pushyamitra began to enlarge and reorganize the army of
Magadha, and equipped it with all the weapons. This focussed the attention
of all the patriotic Vedic populace on Pushyamitra, the general of the army.
Everybody anxiously hoped, if General Pushyamitra should lead the
political coup...? Who else, they thought, was at that time fitter and abler
than this valiant hero, to ascend the traditional imperial throne of the Indian
empire? - From the historically established facts of this Magadhan political
revolution, which are going to be related very shortly, it will be amply clear
that General Pushyamitra must have accepted the leadership of the future
conspiracy. It is very likely that he must have secured, in advance, at least
tacit consent of his army and some of its leaders before he acted openly.
Assassination of Brihadrath Maurya - While all these preparations were going on, one day it was decided to
hold a grand military review in the vast courtyard of the royal palace in the