Shloka 63
दमयन्त्याः अरण्यविहारः — Damayantī’s Passage through the Wilderness
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि नलोपाख्यानपर्वणि नलवनयात्रायामेकषष्टितमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nalopākhyānaparvaṇi nalavanayātrāyām ekṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the sixty-first chapter in the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section known as the Nala episode, in the portion describing Nala’s journey through the forest.
नल उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon, not a didactic verse; its function is to frame the narrative by marking the end of a chapter and locating it within the larger ethical tale of Nala, where endurance, self-control, and steadfastness amid adversity are central.
The text is concluding Adhyāya 61 of the Nala episode in the Vana Parva, specifically the segment describing Nala’s journey in the forest; it signals closure of the chapter rather than advancing the plot.