Shloka 103
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें भीष्म-सत्यवती-संवादविषयक एक सौ तीनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvake antargata-sambhavaparvaṇi bhīṣma-satyavatī-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo ciento tres de la sección Sambhava, dentro del Ādi Parva del sagrado Mahābhārata, centrado en el diálogo entre Bhīṣma y Satyavatī. La fórmula de cierre señala el fin de este episodio, subrayando el peso ético de los votos, la responsabilidad dinástica y la configuración del linaje Kuru mediante decisiones principistas, aunque costosas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s closure points back to the ethical tension explored in the Bhīṣma–Satyavatī dialogue: personal sacrifice and steadfast vows are portrayed as instruments for protecting dynastic continuity and social order, even when they demand severe renunciation.
This is a colophon-style concluding line: Vaiśampāyana signals that the episode and chapter focused on the Bhīṣma–Satyavatī conversation within the Sambhava Parva (origins section) has ended.