Shloka 155
कुन्ती-युधिष्ठिर-संवादः — Kuntī’s Counsel on Departing for Pāñcāla
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि हिडिम्बवधपर्वणि एकचक्राप्रवेशे व्यासदर्शने पजञ्चपञठ्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत हिडिम्बवधपर्वमें पाण्डवोंका एकचक्रानगरीमें प्रवेश और व्यासयजीका दर्शनविषयक एक सौ पचपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi hiḍimbavadhaparvaṇi ekacakrāpraveśe vyāsadarśane pañcapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Hiḍimba, the one-hundred-and-fifty-fifth chapter—describing the Pāṇḍavas’ entry into the city of Ekacakrā and their meeting with Vyāsa—comes to an end. The closing formula marks a passage from peril to guidance: the threat overcome, the heroes enter a new social sphere and receive the counsel and vision of the sage, setting their next deeds within dharma and prudent conduct.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter-ending colophon highlights a dharmic pattern: after confronting and removing a harmful force, the protagonists proceed under the guidance of a r̥ṣi. Ethical action is framed not merely as strength, but as strength aligned with wise counsel and social responsibility.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter. It signals that the narrative has covered the Pāṇḍavas’ entry into Ekacakrā and their audience with Vyāsa, and that the 155th chapter (within the stated parvan context) is complete.