Shloka 177
प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत आजगरपर्वमें पाण्डवोंका पुन: द्वैतवनमें प्रवेशविषयक एक सौ सतहतत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata ājagaraparvame pāṇḍavānāṁ punaḥ dvaitavane praveśaviṣayaka ekaśatasaptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि आजगरपर्वणि पाण्डवानां पुनर्द्वैतवनप्रवेशविषयः सप्तसप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but frames the ethical arc of the episode: the Pāṇḍavas continue their exile with steadiness and self-control, moving forward in adversity while remaining aligned with dharma.
This is the formal closing statement of the chapter, indicating that the chapter dealing with the Pāṇḍavas’ re-entry into the Dvaita forest—within the Ājagara section of the Vana Parva—has been completed.