Shloka 135
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां यवक्रीतोपाख्याने पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ yavakrītopākhyāne pañcatriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on pilgrimage (Tīrtha-yātrā Parva), in the account of Lomaśa’s pilgrimage, in the episode concerning Yavakrīta. This closing colophon marks the completion of a narrative unit meant to frame ethical reflection through sacred travel and exemplary tales.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: the Mahābhārata organizes ethical instruction through framed episodes—here, pilgrimage and an exemplary tale (Yavakrīta)—so that reflection on dharma is anchored in remembered narratives and sacred contexts.
This line is not dialogue content but a formal closing statement marking the end of Adhyāya 136 in the Vana Parva, specifically within the Tīrtha-yātrā section and the Yavakrīta episode narrated in the context of Lomaśa’s pilgrimage.