Shloka 124
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोगशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सुकन्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate tīrthayātrāparvaṇi logaśatīrthayātrāprasange sukanyopākhyānavिषayaka ekaśata-caturviṃśatitam adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் வனபர்வத்தில் உள்ள தீர்த்தயாத்திராபர்வத்தில், சுகன்யா உபாக்யானத்தைப் பற்றிய நூற்று இருபத்துநான்காம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily teaches how the Mahābhārata frames ethical instruction: exemplary stories (like Sukanyā’s) are embedded within the larger discipline of tīrthayātrā, suggesting that dharma is learned through both sacred travel and reflective listening to instructive narratives.
This is not a spoken verse of plot but an editorial/narrative closure: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Sukanyā episode—told in the context of pilgrimage within the Vana Parva’s Tīrthayātrā section—has concluded.