Shloka 34
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha
इति श्रीमहा भारते शल्यपर्वणि गदापर्वणि बलदेवागमने चतुस्त्रिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śalyaparvaṇi gadāparvaṇi baladevāgamane catuḥtriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശല്യപർവ്വത്തിലെ ഗദാപർവ്വത്തിൽ ബലദേവാഗമനം വിവരിക്കുന്ന മുപ്പത്തിനാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual discipline: it marks the end of a chapter and frames the episode’s ethical focus—combat (especially mace-fighting) is not merely violence but is governed by rules and oversight, here underscored by Baladeva’s arrival as a figure linked with restraint and propriety in martial conduct.
This line concludes Adhyāya 34 of the Śalya Parva, specifying that the chapter belongs to the Gadā Parvan and concerns Baladeva’s arrival, thereby closing one narrative unit and preparing the reader for the next development in the mace-fight sequence.