Shloka 141
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापवरमें लोगशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें गन्धमादनप्रवेशविषयक एक सौ इकलीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaharṣaṇatīrthayātrāprasange gandhamādanapraveśaviṣayaka ekaśataikacatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the section on pilgrimage—this concludes the one hundred and forty-first chapter, which, in the course of the account of the pilgrimage (as narrated by Lomaharṣaṇa), deals with the entry into Gandhamādana. The line functions as a formal colophon, marking the close of the chapter and framing the narrative as part of a sacred itinerary and its moral-religious setting.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line’s primary function is structural rather than doctrinal: it frames the pilgrimage narrative as part of a dharmic practice (tīrthayātrā), implicitly emphasizing the religious and ethical value of sacred travel, purification, and reverence for holy places.
This is the closing notice of the chapter: it states that the 141st chapter—set within Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section and concerning entry into Gandhamādana—has ended, in the context of Lomaharṣaṇa’s account of the pilgrimage.