Shloka 67
अध्याय ६६: संजयेन जनार्दन-प्रभाववर्णनम्
Sañjaya on Janārdana’s Decisive Sovereignty
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि व्यासगान्धार्यागमने सप्तषष्टितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasandhiparvaṇi vyāsagāndhāryāgamane saptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parva—khususnya bahagian tentang misi dan perundingan—berakhirlah bab yang keenam puluh tujuh, yang mengisahkan kedatangan Vyāsa kepada Gāndhārī. Kolofon ini menandai peralihan: sesudah nasihat dan pertimbangan, kisah beralih kepada pertemuan yang sarat beban moral, untuk membimbing perilaku dan menahan kebinasaan melalui teguran orang bijaksana.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode: moments of crisis (peace talks vs. war) require listening to authoritative moral counsel. The arrival of Vyāsa to Gāndhārī signals an ethical intervention—guidance aimed at restraining adharma and preventing catastrophic conflict.
The text marks the close of a chapter in the Udyoga Parva’s negotiation-focused section, identifying its theme as Vyāsa’s arrival to meet Gāndhārī. It functions as a formal transition to the next unit of narration.