Shloka 157
Kubera’s Arrival and the Disclosure of Agastya’s Curse
Vaiśaṃpāyana–Janamejaya Narrative
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि जटासुरवधपर्वणि सप्तपञ्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनप्वके अन्तर्गत जटायुरवधपर्वमें एक सौ सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi jaṭāsuravadhaparvaṇi saptapañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Vana Parva, im Abschnitt über die Tötung Jaṭāsuras, das einhundertsiebenundfünfzigste Kapitel.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches no new doctrine, but it frames the preceding episode ethically: the narrative unit is presented as a completed account of confronting and eliminating a harmful aggressor, implying that force may be dharmically warranted when used to protect the innocent and uphold order.
This is the formal closing line of the chapter/episode: it announces that, within the Vana Parva, the section dealing with the slaying of Jaṭāsura has concluded, and that the 157th chapter is complete.