Shloka 153
Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें गीदड़-गोमायुका संवाद एवं मरे हुए बालकका पुनर्जीवनविषयक एक सौ तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-antargata Āpaddharmaparvaṇi gīḍara-gomāyukā-saṃvādaḥ ca mṛtasya bālakasya punarjīvana-viṣayaka ekaśata-traya-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Ainsi s’achève le cent cinquante-troisième chapitre de la section Āpaddharma au sein du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, portant sur le dialogue entre le chacal et le gomāyuka, ainsi que sur le récit de la résurrection d’un enfant mort.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon frames the chapter as instruction in Āpaddharma—how one should reason and act when normal rules are strained by crisis—using an animal dialogue to sharpen ethical discernment and a dramatic episode (revival of a dead child) to underscore the gravity of conduct, compassion, and the consequences of right or wrong action.
This verse is a concluding notice (colophon) stating that the chapter has ended. It identifies the chapter’s main contents: a dialogue between a jackal and a gomāyuka, and an account concerning the revival of a dead child, all situated within the Āpaddharma portion of the Śānti Parva.