Shloka 94
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि पूरुवंशानुकीर्तने चतुर्नवतितमो 5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें प्रुवंशवर्णनविषयक चौरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi pūruvaṃśānukīrtane caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, dentro do Ādi Parva—mais precisamente no Sambhava Parva—conclui-se o nonagésimo quarto capítulo, dedicado à recitação e ao relato da linhagem de Pūru. O narrador assinala o encerramento formal do capítulo, indicando uma transição na narrativa genealógica e de origens que sustenta os fundamentos morais e dinásticos do épico.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This closing colophon underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical method: grounding later moral conflicts in lineage, succession, and legitimacy. By carefully preserving dynastic memory (vaṃśa-anukīrtana), the text frames dharma not as abstract theory but as something inherited, tested, and enacted across generations.
The speaker marks the end of a chapter within the Sambhava Parva that recounts the Pūru lineage. It is a formal chapter-ending statement (colophon) indicating that the genealogical narration has reached a stopping point and the text will proceed to the next segment.