Shloka 52
Uttanka’s Inquiry and Vāsudeva’s Adhyātma Exposition
Guṇa–Ritual–Immanence Teaching
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपरववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें श्रीकृष्णका द्वारकाकी प्रस्थानविषयक बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhikaparvaṇi antargate anugītāparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇasya dvārakāyāḥ prasthāna-viṣayakaḥ dvāpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ অশ্বমেধিক পৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত অনুগীতা পৰ্বত শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণৰ দ্বাৰকা-প্ৰস্থান-বিষয়ক বাহান্নতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it underscores disciplined completion—speech, instruction, and reflection are brought to a proper close before action resumes. Ethically, it highlights order (niyama) and responsibility in transitioning from counsel to conduct.
The text marks the end of a chapter in the Anugītā section within the Āśvamedhika Parva, specifying that the chapter’s topic was Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s departure for Dvārakā. It signals a shift from the concluded discourse to the next narrative development.