Shloka 120
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि गालवचरिते ययातिमोहे विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacarite yayātimohe viṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
So endet das hundertzwanzigste Kapitel des Udyoga Parva im Śrī Mahābhārata—im Abschnitt von der Gesandtschaft des Herrn—, in dem die Erzählung von Gālava im Ereignis gipfelt, das „Yayātis Verblendung“ genannt wird. Dieses Schlusskolophon bezeichnet den Abschluss der moralischen Betrachtung des Kapitels über Begehren, Verpflichtung und die Folgen von Entscheidungen, die den Menschen an Leiden binden.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new dialogue but frames the completed episode: it points the reader to the ethical burden of moha (delusion) and kāma-driven choices, implying that clarity, restraint, and dharma-aligned action are necessary to avoid bondage and regret.
This line is the formal closing statement of the chapter in the Gālava narrative, identifying the textual location (Udyoga Parva, Bhagavad-yāna section) and naming the episode theme as “Yayāti’s Delusion,” thereby marking the end of that chapter’s narration.