Shloka 146
Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशतीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें भीमसेनका कदलीवनमें प्रवेशविषयक एक सौ छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāprasange bhīmasenasya kadalīvanapraveśaviṣayaka ekaśataṣaṭcatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim termina o capítulo cento e quarenta e seis da seção Tīrthayātrā, dentro do Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, no contexto do relato da peregrinação de Lomāśa, descrevendo a entrada de Bhīmasena no bosque de Kadali. Este colofão assinala uma transição: a jornada sagrada prossegue, e o gesto de Bhīma—adentrar um espaço florestal carregado, muitas vezes guardado ou prodigioso—prepara novos encontros, onde a força é provada e a conduta medida à luz do dharma, em meio às austeridades do exílio.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through a direct maxim; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the pilgrimage narrative: sacred travel and forest encounters are arenas where power (Bhīma’s strength) must operate under dharma—self-control, respect for sacred spaces, and readiness to face trials without abandoning righteous conduct.
The text marks the completion of a chapter in the Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, specifically the episode (prasanga) in Lomāśa’s tīrtha-journey account that concerns Bhīmasena’s entry into the Kadali grove, preparing the reader for the next development in the journey narrative.