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
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parva, pada bahagian mengenai misi perdamaian Sang Bhagavān, dalam episod keberangkatan Śrī Kṛṣṇa, berakhirlah bab yang kelapan puluh tiga. Kolofon penutup ini membingkai perjalanan Kṛṣṇa sebagai campur tangan demi dharma—usaha menangkis perang melalui nasihat yang benar—serta menandai peralihan kisah kepada tahap seterusnya, yakni musyawarah dan akibatnya.
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.