Shloka 103
Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിനകത്തെ ഭഗവദ്യാനപർവത്തിൽ മാതലിയുടെ വരാന്വേഷണപ്രസംഗമായ നൂറ്റിമൂന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical-political setting: choices of alliance, counsel, and rightful selection (vara) are part of dharma-driven statecraft aimed at stabilizing society and, ideally, preventing destructive conflict.
This is the chapter-ending marker stating that the 103rd chapter concludes within the Udyoga Parva, specifically in the Bhagavad-yāna section, during the episode where Mātali searches for a worthy bridegroom for his daughter.