Shloka 100
रसातल-वर्णनम्
Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें मातलिके द्वारा वरका खोजविषयक सौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraśrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalike dvārā varakā-khojaviṣayaka sauvāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
ดังนี้ บทที่หนึ่งร้อยในภาคภควัทธานะแห่งอุทยคปัรวะในศรีมหาภารตะ ว่าด้วยการสืบเสาะหาคู่ครองโดยมาตลี ก็สิ้นสุดลง
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a brief colophon, the episode’s framing highlights discernment in choosing a ‘vara’ (worthy match): social and personal decisions are to be guided by fitness, virtue, and propriety—dimensions of dharma that remain relevant amid larger political and ethical conflicts.
This line is a concluding colophon stating that the hundredth chapter has ended; it identifies the larger placement (Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavadyāna section) and notes that the chapter’s subject involved Mātali describing or conducting a search for a suitable bridegroom.