Shloka 154
Gandhamādana-praveśa and Vṛṣaparvan-āśrama
Entry toward Gandhamādana; hospitality and onward route
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां सौगन्धिकाहरणे चतुष्पड्चाशदधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ saugandhikāharaṇe catuṣpaṇcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-fourth chapter (with an additional fifty) in the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on pilgrimage—specifically the pilgrimage narrated by Lomaśa—concerning the episode of obtaining the fragrant saugandhika flowers. The colophon marks the close of this narrative unit, situating the story within the ethical frame of pilgrimage, restraint, and the testing of desire and pride.
वैशम्पायन उवाच