Shloka 22
Kurukṣetra-sainyadarśana and Arjuna-viṣāda (धर्मक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः — अर्जुनविषाद)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतापर्वनें श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनका संवादविषयक बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi antar-gataṁ śrīmadbhagavadgītāparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ dvāviṁśatimo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ | na cāpi ripavas tebhyaḥ sarpā ye ca daṁṣṭriṇaḥ | śatravaḥ sarpādayo viṣa-daṁṣṭriṇaḥ prāṇino 'pi teṣāṁ kiñcid api hāniṁ na prāpayituṁ śaknuvanti | rājaku-lād api teṣāṁ bhayaṁ na bhavati | asya pāṭhena vivāde jayaḥ prāpyate bandī-bandhanāc ca mucyate |
Thus ends the twenty-second chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā section within the Bhīṣma Parva of the Mahābhārata, presenting the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. It is further declared that even enemies, and even serpents or other creatures with venomous fangs, cannot harm one who is guarded by this recitation; nor does fear arise for them from royal lineages or worldly power. By reading or reciting it, one is said to gain victory in disputes and to be released from captivity and bondage—an assurance that frames the text as a source of moral protection and auspicious strength.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage functions as a phalaśruti-style assurance: reverent reading/recitation of the sacred dialogue is said to confer protection from harm (even from enemies and venomous beings), fearlessness before worldly power, success in disputes, and release from captivity—highlighting the ethical idea that alignment with dharma and sacred wisdom brings inner and outer security.
This is a concluding colophon-like statement marking the completion of a chapter of the Gītā section within Bhīṣma Parva, summarizing the setting as the Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna dialogue and appending traditional benefits of recitation.