Shloka 2415
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें गन्धर्वपराजयविषयक दो सौ पैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargata ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi gandharvaparājayaviṣayaka dviśata-pañcacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus concludes the two-hundred and forty-fifth chapter of the Ghoṣa-yātrā sub-episode within the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the defeat of the Gandharvas. The closing formula marks the completion of this narrative unit and signals a transition, reminding the listener that events unfold within an ordered textual and moral framework where outcomes (such as defeat) are presented as meaningful consequences within the epic’s larger ethical vision.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual discipline: events are framed within a structured narration where outcomes like defeat are not random but part of an intelligible moral and narrative order (dharma and consequence) that the epic repeatedly emphasizes.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the chapter in the Ghoṣa-yātrā episode (within Vana Parva) whose topic is the defeat of the Gandharvas has been completed, and it transitions the listener/reader to what follows.