Shloka 197
पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च
Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें पाण्डुकी गृगका शाप नामक एक सौ सत्रहवाँ अध्याय प्रा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvake antargataṃ sambhavaparvaṇi pāṇḍukī mṛgaka-śāpa nāma ekaśata-saptadaśottara-adhyāyaḥ prāptaḥ
Así, en el Ādi Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Sambhava Parva, concluye/se alcanza el capítulo ciento diecisiete, titulado «La maldición de Pāṇḍu por el ciervo». El relato marca un giro ético decisivo: un desliz del rey en el dominio de sí mismo conduce a una maldición que reconfigura linaje y destino, subrayando la responsabilidad y las consecuencias de dañar a los seres vivos.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful ruler is bound by dharma: harm done through loss of restraint brings consequences. The chapter-title marker highlights the moral causality that a king’s actions—especially violence against living beings—can rebound upon himself and his lineage.
This is a colophon-like line indicating that, within Ādi Parva’s Sambhava Parva, the chapter called “Pāṇḍu’s Curse by the Deer” (the 117th) has been reached/concluded, signaling a key episode that sets conditions for later events in the Kuru lineage.