Shloka 129
Cyavana’s Tapas, Sukanyā’s Curiosity, and Śaryāti’s Appeasement (च्यवन-सुकन्या-उपाख्यान आरम्भ)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें युकन्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ इक्कीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange yukanyopākhyānaviṣayaka ekaśata-ekkaviṃśatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Vana Parva, en el Tīrtha-yātrā Parva, en el marco del relato de la peregrinación de Lomāśa, llega a su término el capítulo relativo al episodio de Yukan(y)ā (Sukanyā), completándose el adhyāya ciento veintiuno.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon, emphasizing textual structure and the didactic framing of pilgrimage narratives: sacred journeys and embedded tales are presented as organized vehicles for transmitting dharma through exempla.
The text signals the completion of an adhyāya within the Vana Parva’s Tīrtha-yātrā section, specifically closing the episode (upākhyāna) about Yukanyā told in the context of Lomāśa’s pilgrimage account.