Shloka 173
Dhaumya-varaṇa (Appointment of Dhaumya as Purohita) | धौम्यवरणम्
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि पुरोहितकरणकथने त्रिसप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi purohitakaraṇakathane trisaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਆਦਿ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਚੈਤਰਰਥ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੁਰੋਹਿਤ-ਨਿਯੁਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਤਿਹੱਤਰਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding narrative as an account about establishing a purohita, implicitly highlighting that righteous governance relies on learned counsel, ritual responsibility, and ethical guidance aligned with dharma.
This line is a formal closing statement: it announces that the 173rd chapter in the Ādi Parva’s Caitraratha section—focused on the narration concerning the appointment/establishment of a purohita—has concluded.