Shloka 89
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वर्ें अश्वमेधकी समाप्तिविषयक नवासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,सर्वमेतद्धि यस्मात् ते दत्त शुद्धेन चेतसा
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antargate anugītā-parvaṇi aśvamedhikā-samāpti-viṣayakaḥ navāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ | sarvam etad dhi yasmāt te dattaṃ śuddhena cetasā |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Āśvamedhika Parvan and its Anugītā sub-section, the eighty-ninth chapter—concerning the conclusion of the Aśvamedha-related account—comes to an end. For all this has been imparted to you because it was given with a purified, sincere mind.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that sacred instruction bears fruit when transmitted and received with śuddha-cetas—purity and sincerity of mind—highlighting ethical intention as essential to dharma and learning.
Vaiśampāyana marks the formal close of the eighty-ninth chapter within the Anugītā section of the Āśvamedhika Parva, indicating the completion of a unit dealing with the conclusion of the Aśvamedha-related account.