Shloka 216
Varuṇa’s Bestowal of the Gāṇḍīva and the Arming of Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna
Khāṇḍava Prelude
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वण्यर्जुनवनवासपर्व ण्यर्जुनतीर्थयात्रायां षोडशाधिकद्विशततमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇy arjunavanavāsaparvaṇy arjunatīrthayātrāyāṃ ṣoḍaśādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo doscientos dieciséis del Ādi Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección sobre el destierro de Arjuna en el bosque, en particular el relato de su peregrinación a los tīrtha sagrados.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but frames the preceding narrative: Arjuna’s tīrtha-yātrā is presented as a dharmic discipline—seeking purification, cultivating restraint, and accruing merit—showing that ethical preparation and inner refinement accompany heroic action.
This line marks the close of the 216th chapter in the Ādi Parva, specifically within the account of Arjuna’s forest-exile and his pilgrimage to sacred places. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a plot event.