Shloka 145
सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां गन्धमादनप्रवेशे पजञ्चचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें गन्धमादनप्रवेशविषयक एक सौ पैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ gandhamādanapraveśe pañcacatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
وهكذا ينتهي الفصلُ الخامسُ والأربعون بعد المئة من «ڤانا پرفا» من «الشري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن قسم «تيرثا-ياترا»، في خبر حجّ لوماشَ—في شأن الدخول إلى غندهمادانا. وتُعلن هذه الخاتمةُ (الكولوفون) انقضاءَ هذه الوحدة، وتؤطّر السردَ بوصفه رحلةً مقدّسة: فالتنقّل بين المزارات والوعورة ليس سفراً فحسب، بل امتحانٌ أخلاقيّ وروحيّ.
घटोत्कच उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon frames the episode as part of a tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage), implying that travel through sacred places is a discipline of dharma: endurance, humility, and purification are treated as ethical-spiritual practices, and the narrative is organized to highlight that sacred geography can shape character and conduct.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the chapter has ended and situates it within the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, specifically the pilgrimage section led by Lomāśa, focusing on the Pandavas’ (and companions’) entry into the Gandhamādana region.