Shloka 155
Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca
Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां सौगन्धिकाहरणे पजञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकशततमोड< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ saugandhikāharaṇe pañcapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತೇ ವನಪರ್ವಣಿ ತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರಾಪರ್ವಣಿ, ಲೋಮಶತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರಾಯಾಂ, ಸೌಗಂಧಿಕಾಹರಣೇ (ಸುಗಂಧಿತ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳನ್ನು ತರುವ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ) ನೂರ ಐವತ್ತೈದನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ಸಮಾಪ್ತಃ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode within a sacred itinerary: pilgrimage is not merely travel but a discipline that contextualizes actions (like seeking rare pleasures) within dharma—encouraging restraint, humility, and ethical reflection during hardship.
This line closes a chapter and identifies its placement: during the Pāṇḍavas’ forest exile, Lomāśa narrates a pilgrimage sequence, and this particular unit concerns the obtaining of saugandhika flowers; the verse functions as an editorial/narrative marker rather than direct dialogue.