Shloka 124
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें दुर्बल और पाण्डुवर्णके राक्षमका आख्यानविषयक एक सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame durbala-pāṇḍuvarṇake rākṣasasya ākhyāna-viṣayaka ekaśata-caturviṃśatitamodhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
So endet das hundertvierundzwanzigste Kapitel des Anuśāsana Parva der heiligen Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Abschnitts über das Dharma des Gebens (Dāna-dharma), das die Erzählung vom schwachen, blasshäutigen Rākṣasa behandelt. Dieses abschließende Kolophon kennzeichnet die Vollendung des Berichts jenes Kapitels und ist so gefasst, dass es die ethische Unterweisung durch die Geschichte hervorhebt.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line itself does not state a new doctrine; it signals that the chapter belongs to the Dāna-dharma instruction, where ethical teaching is conveyed through narrative—implying that giving/charity and right conduct are the guiding concerns of the section.
This is the chapter-ending notice: it declares that the chapter dealing with an episode about a weak, pale-complexioned rākṣasa has concluded within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma portion.