Shloka 31
धृतराष्ट्राश्रमगमनम् — The Pandavas’ Procession to Dhritarashtra’s Hermitage
इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणि गड़ातीरगमने एकत्रिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi putradarśanaparvaṇi gaḍātīragamane ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత ఆశ్రమవాసిక పర్వములో ‘పుత్రదర్శన’ పర్వాంతర్గతంగా ‘గడా-తీరగమన’ ప్రసంగమున ఏకత్రింశోధ్యాయము సమాప్తమగుచున్నది.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding events as sacred history and highlights the ethical resonance of the ‘vision of sons’ motif—grief, accountability, and reconciliation persist beyond victory or defeat, reminding readers that dharma includes how one bears loss and remembers kin.
This line marks the end of a chapter: it identifies the larger book (Mahābhārata), the parvan (Āśramavāsika), the sub-section (Putradharśana), and the specific episode (going to the bank of the Gaḍā), concluding the thirty-first chapter and signaling a transition to what follows.