Shloka 67
अध्याय ६६: संजयेन जनार्दन-प्रभाववर्णनम्
Sañjaya on Janārdana’s Decisive Sovereignty
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि व्यासगान्धार्यागमने सप्तषष्टितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasandhiparvaṇi vyāsagāndhāryāgamane saptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Udyoga Parva—plus précisément la section consacrée à la mission et aux négociations—s’achève le soixante-septième chapitre, décrivant la venue de Vyāsa auprès de Gāndhārī. Ce colophon marque une transition : après le conseil et la délibération, le récit se tourne vers une rencontre d’un lourd enjeu moral, destinée à guider la conduite et à détourner la ruine par une sage admonestation.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode: moments of crisis (peace talks vs. war) require listening to authoritative moral counsel. The arrival of Vyāsa to Gāndhārī signals an ethical intervention—guidance aimed at restraining adharma and preventing catastrophic conflict.
The text marks the close of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva’s negotiation-focused section, identifying its theme as Vyāsa’s arrival to meet Gāndhārī. It functions as a formal transition to the next unit of narration.