Shloka 103
Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের উদ্যোগপর্বের অন্তর্গত ভগবদ্যানপর্বে মাতলির বর-অন্বেষণ প্রসঙ্গে একশত তৃতীয় অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical-political setting: choices of alliance, counsel, and rightful selection (vara) are part of dharma-driven statecraft aimed at stabilizing society and, ideally, preventing destructive conflict.
This is the chapter-ending marker stating that the 103rd chapter concludes within the Udyoga Parva, specifically in the Bhagavad-yāna section, during the episode where Mātali searches for a worthy bridegroom for his daughter.