Shloka 99
हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्
Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे एकोनशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe ekonaśatatamo '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」における「バガヴァッド・ヤーナ（神聖なる使命）」の章、すなわち「マータリの最上の選択を求める探索」の第九十九章は終わる。この奥書は章の物語単位の結びを示し、戦争前夜の倫理的・政治的緊張がさらに展開してゆく次段への移行を告げる。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its function is to mark closure and locate the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s larger architecture. Ethically, it reminds readers that the epic’s teachings unfold through carefully framed narrative units—each episode contributing to the broader inquiry into dharma amid political crisis.
The statement announces the end of the chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically the episode titled “the search for the excellent Mātali.” It serves as a formal transition point to the next chapter/episode.