Shloka 136
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें प्रायक्षित्तविधि नामक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi prāyaścittavidhi-nāmakaḥ ekaśata-ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் அனுஷாசனப் பர்வத்தில் உள்ள தானதர்மப் பர்வத்தில் ‘பிராயச்சித்த விதி’ எனப் பெயருடைய நூற்று முப்பத்தாறாவது அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon marking the end of a chapter on prāyaścitta (expiation). The ethical thrust is that wrongdoing is not ignored: it is addressed through recognized procedures of atonement and purification, situated within Bhīṣma’s broader instruction on dharma.
Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal stopping point: the text announces that the chapter titled “Prāyaścitta-vidhi” has been completed within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva.