Shloka 124
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोगशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सुकन्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi logaśatīrthayātrāprasange sukanyopākhyānavिषayaka ekaśata-caturviṃśatitam adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and twenty-fourth chapter concerning the tale of Sukanyā, narrated in the context of the pilgrimage to sacred fords (tīrthas) within the Tīrthayātrā section of the Vana Parva of the revered Mahābhārata. The colophon marks the completion of this unit, framing the episode as part of a larger ethical and devotional journey undertaken through holy places and exemplary narratives.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily teaches how the Mahābhārata frames ethical instruction: exemplary stories (like Sukanyā’s) are embedded within the larger discipline of tīrthayātrā, suggesting that dharma is learned through both sacred travel and reflective listening to instructive narratives.
This is not a spoken verse of plot but an editorial/narrative closure: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Sukanyā episode—told in the context of pilgrimage within the Vana Parva’s Tīrthayātrā section—has concluded.