Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 47
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि गदापर्वणि बलदेवतीर्थयात्रायां सारस्वतोपाख्याने सप्तचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śalyaparvaṇi gadāparvaṇi baladevatīrthayātrāyāṃ sārasvatopākhyāne saptacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the forty-seventh chapter in the Śalya Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata—within the section on the club-fight—set in Balarāma’s pilgrimage to sacred fords, in the episode concerning Sārasvata.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the chapter within a dharmic setting: even amid the war narrative, the text highlights tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) and sacred tradition as ethical counterpoints—reminding readers that dharma is sustained through remembrance, ritual, and right orientation.
This line signals the conclusion of Adhyāya 47. It identifies the larger book (Śalya Parva), the internal section (Gadā Parva), the narrative frame (Baladeva’s pilgrimage), and the specific embedded tale (the Sārasvata episode).
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