Shloka 109
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें गालवचरित्रविषयक एक सौ नौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacaritraviṣayaka ekaśatanavamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and ninth chapter of the Bhagavad-yāna section within the Udyoga Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the narrative of Gālava.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes textual closure and contextual placement—reminding the reader that the Gālava episode is embedded within the Bhagavad-yāna (Kṛṣṇa’s peace-mission) framework, where questions of dharma, negotiation, and responsibility are foregrounded.
The text is concluding: it announces that the 109th chapter—centered on the Gālava narrative—has ended, and it locates this chapter within the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section.