Shloka 154
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां सौगन्धिकाहरणे चतुष्पड्चाशदधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ saugandhikāharaṇe catuṣpaṇcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and fifty-fourth chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Tīrthayātrā section—specifically in Lomāśa’s pilgrimage narrative—concerning the episode of obtaining the fragrant saugandhika flowers.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding episode within the discipline of tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage), where sacred travel is linked with ethical refinement—especially curbing desire, practicing humility, and learning through trials that expose pride or attachment.
This line signals the conclusion of the chapter and identifies its placement: in the Vana Parva, within the pilgrimage section narrated by Lomaśa, specifically the episode about obtaining the saugandhika flowers. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary marker rather than a plot event.