Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 120
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि गालवचरिते ययातिमोहे विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacarite yayātimohe viṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਉਦਯੋਗ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰਗਤ ਭਗਵਦ੍ਯਾਨ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਲਵ-ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ ਅੰਦਰ ‘ਯਯਾਤੀ-ਮੋਹ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਵੀਹਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new dialogue but frames the completed episode: it points the reader to the ethical burden of moha (delusion) and kāma-driven choices, implying that clarity, restraint, and dharma-aligned action are necessary to avoid bondage and regret.
This line is the formal closing statement of the chapter in the Gālava narrative, identifying the textual location (Udyoga Parva, Bhagavad-yāna section) and naming the episode theme as “Yayāti’s Delusion,” thereby marking the end of that chapter’s narration.