Shloka 135
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां यवक्रीतोपाख्याने पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ yavakrītopākhyāne pañcatriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo ciento treinta y seis del Vana Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección sobre la peregrinación (Tīrtha-yātrā Parva), en el relato del peregrinaje de Lomaśa, en el episodio relativo a Yavakrīta. Este colofón final señala la culminación de una unidad narrativa destinada a enmarcar la reflexión ética mediante el viaje a los lugares sagrados y los relatos ejemplares.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: the Mahābhārata organizes ethical instruction through framed episodes—here, pilgrimage and an exemplary tale (Yavakrīta)—so that reflection on dharma is anchored in remembered narratives and sacred contexts.
This line is not dialogue content but a formal closing statement marking the end of Adhyāya 136 in the Vana Parva, specifically within the Tīrtha-yātrā section and the Yavakrīta episode narrated in the context of Lomaśa’s pilgrimage.