Shloka 95
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च
Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि पूरुवंशानुकीर्तने पञ्चनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi pūruvaṃśānukīrtane pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically the Sambhava Parva—this concludes the ninety-fifth chapter, devoted to the recounting of the lineage of Pūru. The colophon signals an orderly preservation of dynastic memory, framing genealogy as a vehicle for transmitting dharma through exemplary ancestry and succession.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon, emphasizing that preserving and transmitting lineage narratives is part of the Mahābhārata’s ethical project: dynastic memory provides models of rightful succession, responsibility, and continuity of dharma across generations.
The narrator marks the formal close of a chapter in the Ādi Parva’s Sambhava Parva, identifying its topic as the recounting of Pūru’s lineage and stating that this is the ninety-fifth chapter.