Shloka 155
Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca
Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां सौगन्धिकाहरणे पजञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकशततमोड< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ saugandhikāharaṇe pañcapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Vana Parva — genauer im Abschnitt des Tīrthayātrā Parva — im Bericht von Lomaśas Pilgerfahrt, in der Episode über das Herbeischaffen der duftenden Saugaṇḍhika-Blumen, das hundertfünfundfünfzigste Kapitel. Dies ist ein Kolophon, das den Abschluss einer Erzähleinheit markiert und die Begebenheit in den weiteren ethischen Rahmen von Pilgerschaft, Selbstzucht und der Prüfung von Begehren und Hochmut im Exil einordnet.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode within a sacred itinerary: pilgrimage is not merely travel but a discipline that contextualizes actions (like seeking rare pleasures) within dharma—encouraging restraint, humility, and ethical reflection during hardship.
This line closes a chapter and identifies its placement: during the Pāṇḍavas’ forest exile, Lomāśa narrates a pilgrimage sequence, and this particular unit concerns the obtaining of saugandhika flowers; the verse functions as an editorial/narrative marker rather than direct dialogue.