Shloka 223
सत्यभामया द्रौपद्याश्वासनम्
Satyabhāmā’s Consolation of Draupadī
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि आद्धिरसोपाख्याने स्कन्दोत्पत्तौ केशिपराभवे त्रयोविंशत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi āddhirāsopākhyāne skandotpattau keśiparābhave trayoviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-223 dalam Vana Parva dari Śrī Mahābhārata, pada bagian ringkasan kisah Mārkaṇḍeya, dalam episode Āṅgirasa, mengenai kelahiran Skanda dan kekalahan Keśin.
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and situating the episode within the Mahābhārata’s larger structure. Ethically, it frames the narrative as part of a tradition where divine order is restored—symbolized by Skanda’s emergence and the defeat of Keśin—reinforcing the idea that adharma is ultimately overcome.
The verse is not spoken dialogue but an editorial/structural closing statement: it announces that the chapter has concluded, identifies the Parva (Vana Parva), the sub-section connected with Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, and notes that this chapter belonged to the episode concerning Skanda’s birth and Keśin’s defeat.