Shloka 53
Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आश्वमेधिकपववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वनें उत्तकुकके उपाख्यानमें श्रीकृष्ण और उत्तकुकका समागमविषयक तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata āśvamedhikaparvaṇi antargata anugītāparvaṇi uttakukopākhyāne śrīkṛṣṇa-uttakukayoḥ samāgama-viṣayakaḥ tripañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
So endet das dreiundfünfzigste Kapitel, betreffend die Begegnung Śrī Kṛṣṇas mit Uttakuka, innerhalb der Uttakuka-Erzählung im Anugītā-Abschnitt, der zur Aśvamedhika-Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata gehört.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to mark closure and locate the episode within the Mahābhārata’s hierarchy (Parva → sub-section → episode → chapter). Ethically, it underscores that post-war narratives and meetings are framed as vehicles for reaffirming dharma and reflective understanding.
The text announces the completion of the fifty-third chapter whose topic is the meeting between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Uttakuka, situated in the Uttakuka episode of the Anugītā section within the Aśvamedhika Parva.