Shloka 99
हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्
Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे एकोनशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe ekonaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਉਦਯੋਗ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਭਗਵਦ੍ਯਾਨ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਤਲੀ-ਵਰਾਨਵੇਸ਼ਣ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਨਿਨਿਆਵੇਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its function is to mark closure and locate the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s larger architecture. Ethically, it reminds readers that the epic’s teachings unfold through carefully framed narrative units—each episode contributing to the broader inquiry into dharma amid political crisis.
The statement announces the end of the chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically the episode titled “the search for the excellent Mātali.” It serves as a formal transition point to the next chapter/episode.