Shloka 77
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें सुभद्राको श्रीकृष्णका आश्वासनविषयक सतहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-droṇaparvake antargata-pratijñāparvaṇi subhadrāyāḥ śrīkṛṣṇasyāśvāsana-viṣayakaḥ saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the seventy-seventh chapter of the Pratijñā-parvan, contained within the Droṇa-parvan of the Śrī Mahābhārata, describing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s reassurance to Subhadrā. The closing note underscores a moral center amid war: even in the turbulence of vows and violence, righteous leadership includes consoling the distressed, sustaining hope, and reaffirming trust in dharma and divine protection.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights an ethical ideal within a war narrative: dharmic strength is not only martial resolve and keeping vows, but also compassionate reassurance—especially by a wise guide like Kṛṣṇa—so that fear and grief do not overwhelm righteous action.
This is a concluding statement (colophon) marking the end of a chapter in the Pratijñā-parvan within the Droṇa-parvan. It indicates that the chapter’s subject was Kṛṣṇa’s reassurance and consoling words to Subhadrā.