Shloka 35
Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama
Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages
इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणि जनमेजयस्य स्वपितृदर्शने पज्चत्रिंशो 5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi putradarśanaparvaṇi janamejayasya svapitṛdarśane pañcatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारत के आश्रमवासिक पर्व में पुत्रदर्शनपर्व के अन्तर्गत जनमेजय के स्वपितृदर्शन-विषयक पैंतीसवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
आस्तीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical importance of remembering and honoring one’s lineage: after great upheaval, dharma is sustained through reverence for ancestors, truthful transmission of history, and awareness of continuity between generations.
This line is a concluding colophon: it marks the end of a chapter in the Āśramavāsika Parva, specifying that the chapter concerned Janamejaya’s vision of his forefathers within the ‘Vision of the Sons’ sub-section.