Shloka 60
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि नलोपाख्यानपर्वणि कुण्डिनं प्रति कुमारयो: प्रस्थापने षष्टितमो5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें नलकी कन्या और पुत्रको कुण्डिनपुर भेजनेसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nalopākhyānaparvaṇi kuṇḍinaṃ prati kumārayoḥ prasthāpane ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva and specifically the Nalopākhyāna section, the sixtieth chapter concludes—describing the sending of Nala’s son and daughter toward Kuṇḍina (Kuṇḍinapura). The colophon marks the completion of this episode, emphasizing the restoration of familial duty and rightful protection of the children through their return to their maternal lineage and royal shelter.
बृहृदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid suffering and displacement, dharma expresses itself through safeguarding dependents and restoring them to rightful care. The chapter’s closure highlights responsible guardianship and the re-establishment of familial and royal protection as an ethical priority.
This is the chapter-ending colophon for Vana Parva, Nalopākhyāna: it signals that the episode concerning the dispatch of Nala’s two children (son and daughter) toward Kuṇḍinapura has concluded.