Shloka 145
सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां गन्धमादनप्रवेशे पजञ्चचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें गन्धमादनप्रवेशविषयक एक सौ पैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ gandhamādanapraveśe pañcacatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-forty-fifth chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Tīrtha-yātrā section, in the episode of Lomāśa’s pilgrimage—concerning the entry into Gandhamādana. The colophon marks the close of this unit, framing the narrative as a sacred journey in which passage through holy places and harsh terrain serves as moral and spiritual testing, not mere travel.
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