Shloka 109

Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें अगस्त्यमाहात्म्यकथनविषयक एक सौ नवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargataṁ tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāke prasaṅge agastyamāhātmyakathanaviṣayaka ekaśata navāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత వనపర్వాంతర్గత తీర్థయాత్రాపర్వములో, లోమశుని తీర్థయాత్రా ప్రసంగమున, అగస్త్యమాహాత్మ్యకథనవిషయక నూట తొమ్మిదవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्रीमहाभारतthe revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within

तीर्थयात्रापर्वin the Tirthayatra-parvan (Pilgrimage section)

लोमशin (the narration of) Lomasha

तीर्थयात्राof the pilgrimage

प्रसङ्गेin the context; on the occasion

अगस्त्यof Agastya

माहात्म्यof the greatness; glory

कथनof the narration; telling

विषयकconcerning; pertaining to

एकone

शतhundred

नवninth

अध्यायchapter

सम्पूर्णcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became (ended)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīmahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrtha-yātrā Parva

Lomāśa

Agastya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual and narrative orientation: it frames the pilgrimage discourse as a dharmic practice and highlights the tradition of honoring great sages (like Agastya) through māhātmya—accounts that inspire reverence, restraint, and ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding a chapter: within Vana Parva’s pilgrimage section, in the context of Lomāśa’s tīrtha-yātrā narration, the portion describing Agastya’s sacred greatness is declared complete, marking a transition to the next chapter/topic.