Shloka 107
दक्षिणा-दिक्, पितृपक्ष-प्रतिष्ठा, तथा कर्मगतिः — Suparṇa’s Cosmographic Instruction
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें गालवचरित्रविषयक एक सौ सातवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacaritraviṣayaka ekaśatasaptatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि गालवचरित्रविषयकः सप्ताधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual awareness: it signals closure of a narrative unit (Gālava’s episode) within the broader Udyoga Parva, reminding the reader that stories are framed to illuminate dharma, conduct, and the ethical pressures that intensify as the epic moves toward war.
The text is not advancing plot through dialogue here; it is formally concluding Chapter 107, identifying it as the chapter about Gālava’s story within the Bhagavad-yāna section of Udyoga Parva, and marking a transition to the next chapter/episode.