Shloka 173
Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वणि हिरण्यपुरदैत्यवधे त्रिसप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nivātakavacayuddhaparvaṇi hiraṇyapuradaityavadhe trisaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
อิติ บทที่ ๑๗๔ แห่งวนปรวะในศรีมหาภารตะ ภายในตอนศึกนิวาตกวจะ ว่าด้วยการสังหารเหล่าอสูรแห่งหิรัณยปุระ จึงสิ้นสุดลง
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon, not a didactic utterance: it frames the narrative ethically by marking the completion of a chapter centered on the defeat of demonic forces, a common epic motif where the restoration of order (dharma) is advanced through the hero’s victory over adharma.
The text signals the end of Adhyāya 174 in the Vana Parva, specifically within the episode of the battle against the Nivātakavacas and the slaying of the Daityas of Hiraṇyapura; it functions as a formal closing rubric rather than dialogue by Arjuna.