Shloka 92

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्चमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राविषयक बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata-tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśa-tīrthayātrā-viṣayakaḥ trayanavaty-adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Vana Parva—khususnya bahagian kecil Tīrthayātrā—bab kesembilan puluh tiga, yang membicarakan kisah Lomāśa tentang ziarah ke tīrtha, berakhir. Rumusan penutup ini menegaskan penekanan teks pada penyucian melalui perjalanan suci serta penyampaian dharma secara tertib melalui tradisi penceritaan.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way

श्रीमहाभारतin the revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वin the Vana Parva (Forest Book)

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained (within)

तीर्थयात्रापर्वin the Tirtha-yatra section (pilgrimage episode)

लोमशतीर्थयात्राविषयकconcerning Lomasha's pilgrimage

द्वानविंशतितमःtwenty-second

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrthayātrā Parva

Lomāśa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the importance of tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage) as a dharmic practice associated with inner purification and the preservation of sacred tradition through structured narration.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a formal closing statement marking the end of the ninety-third chapter in the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, indicating that the chapter’s subject—Lomāśa’s account related to pilgrimage—has been completed.