Shloka 163
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि यक्षयुद्धपर्वणि मेरुदर्शने त्रिषष्टयधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत यक्षयुद्धपर्वमें मेरुदर्शनविषयक एक सौ तिरसठसाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi yakṣayuddhaparvaṇi merudarśane triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత వనపర్వములో యక్షయుద్ధపర్వాంతర్గత మేరు దర్శనవిషయక నూట అరవై మూడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its function is to signal closure and preserve the work’s internal organization. Indirectly, it highlights the Mahābhārata’s concern with sacred geography (Meru-darśana) and the disciplined transmission of narrative through clearly marked textual units.
The speaker’s line here does not advance the plot; it formally concludes the chapter identified as the Meru-darśana portion within the Yakṣa-yuddha episode of the Vana Parva, indicating that this chapter’s narration has ended and the text will proceed to the next section.