Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 83
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णप्रस्थाने त्रय्शीतितमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇaprasthāne trayāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിൽ, ഭഗവദ്യാനപർവാന്തർഗതമായി, ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണപ്രസ്ഥാനപ്രസംഗത്തിൽ ത്ര്യശീതിതമ അധ്യായം സമാപിച്ചു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the brink of conflict, dharma prioritizes sincere efforts toward reconciliation. Kṛṣṇa’s ‘yāna’ (mission) is framed as a moral duty: exhausting peaceful counsel before accepting the tragic necessity of war.
This line is a chapter-ending colophon. It signals the close of the eighty-third chapter within the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically the episode describing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s departure on his diplomatic mission.