Shloka 142
Hiḍimbā’s Petition, Conditional Union with Bhīma, and the Birth-Naming of Ghaṭotkaca (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १४३)
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि वारणावतयात्रायां द्विचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत जतुय॒हपर्वमें वारणावतयात्राविषयक एक सौ बयालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi vāraṇāvatayātrāyāṃ dvi-catvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ อาทิปर्व ภายในชตุกฤหปर्व บทว่าด้วยการเดินทางสู่วารณาวตะ อันเป็นบทที่หนึ่งร้อยสี่สิบสอง จึงสิ้นสุดลง
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line itself teaches indirectly: it frames the episode as a completed unit and invites reflection on the ethical stakes of the Vāraṇāvata journey—how adharma can operate through covert plots, and why discernment and steadfastness in dharma are necessary when facing treachery.
This is the closing marker of the chapter describing the journey to Vāraṇāvata within the lac-house (jatugṛha) episode. It signals that the narrative has reached the end of this chapter and is poised to move forward into the next development of the plot surrounding the Vāraṇāvata scheme.