Shloka 120
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि गालवचरिते ययातिमोहे विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacarite yayātimohe viṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
かくして『シュリー・マハーバーラタ』「ウディヨーガ・パルヴァ」—「世尊の使節（バガヴァド・ヤーナ）章」—における「ガーラヴァ物語」は、「ヤヤーティの迷妄」と称される段に至って結び、第一百二十章は終わる。この章末の奥書は、欲望と義務、そして選択の報いがいかに人を苦へと縛るかという道徳的省察の完結を告げるものである。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new dialogue but frames the completed episode: it points the reader to the ethical burden of moha (delusion) and kāma-driven choices, implying that clarity, restraint, and dharma-aligned action are necessary to avoid bondage and regret.
This line is the formal closing statement of the chapter in the Gālava narrative, identifying the textual location (Udyoga Parva, Bhagavad-yāna section) and naming the episode theme as “Yayāti’s Delusion,” thereby marking the end of that chapter’s narration.