Shloka 51
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापव॑नें बलदेवजीकी तीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सारस्वतोपाख्यानविषयक इक्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārata-Śalya-parvake antargata gadāparvaṇe Baladevajī-kī tīrthayātrā-ke prasaṅgame Sārasvatopākhyāna-viṣayaka ikyāvanvāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā.
Demikian berakhir bab kelima puluh satu tentang episode Sārasvata, dalam Śalya Parva—pada bagian peristiwa perang gada—dalam konteks ziarah suci Baladeva.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches how the epic frames dharma through multiple complementary paths: even amid war narratives, pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā) and sacred sub-tales (upākhyāna) are presented as sustaining moral and ritual order, reminding the listener that dharma is upheld not only by battle but also by sanctifying practices and remembered tradition.
Vaiśampāyana signals the completion of the fifty-first chapter focused on the Sārasvata episode, situated within Śalya Parva and connected to the broader context of Baladeva’s pilgrimage and the mace-related section of the narrative.