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Shloka 139

कैलास-श्वेतगिरि-प्रवेशवर्णनम्

Approach to Śveta Mountain and Kailāsa; Lomāśa’s Warnings and Protective Instructions

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां कैलासादिगिरिप्रवेशे एकोनचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ kailāsādigiripraveśe ekonacatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically the section on pilgrimage—during Lomāśa’s guided pilgrimage, at the episode of entering the mountain region beginning with Kailāsa, ends the one-hundred-and-thirty-ninth chapter. This colophon marks a transition in the sacred travel narrative, framing the journey as a dharmic practice of purification and reverent approach to holy places.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tīrtha-yātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)

लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्in Lomāśa's pilgrimage (narrative)

कैलासादिगिरिप्रवेशेin the entry into mountains such as Kailāsa

एकोनचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-and-thirty-ninth (lit. 100 + (40−1))

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrthayātrā-parvan

Lomāśa

Kailāsa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes