Shloka 170
पराशरस्य राक्षससत्रनिवृत्तिः | Paraśara’s Rakṣasa-Satra and Its Cessation
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत चैत्ररथपर्वमें तपती-उपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata Ādiparva-ke antargata Caitrarathaparva-meṃ Tapatī-upākhyāna-viṣayaka eka-śata-saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Thus ends the one hundred and seventieth chapter of the Śrī Mahābhārata’s Ādi Parva, within the Caitraratha section, dealing with the episode of Tapatī. This closing colophon signals the completion of a narrative unit, marking the transition from the moral and exemplary tale just recounted to the next portion of the epic.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches the reader how the epic is organized—by parva, sub-parva, and adhyāya—and signals the completion of the Tapatī episode within the Caitraratha section.
The narrative action pauses: the text formally announces that the 170th chapter—centered on the Tapatī-upākhyāna—has concluded within Ādi Parva’s Caitraratha portion, preparing the transition to the next chapter or episode.