Shloka 76
ययातिः शर्मिष्ठायाः ऋतुप्रार्थनां धर्मसंवादं च शृणोति
Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā: request in ṛtu and discourse on truth and dharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें ययात्युपाख्यानविषयक छिह्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata Ādiparvake antargataṃ Sambhavaparvaṇi Yayāty-upākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭsaptatitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Sa gayon nagtatapos ang ikapitumpu’t pitong kabanata ng Sambhava Parva sa loob ng Ādi Parva ng kagalang-galang na Mahābhārata—ang kabanatang tumatalakay sa salaysay hinggil kay Haring Yayāti. Itinatala ng tagapagsalaysay ang pagtatapos ng bahaging ito, hudyat ng paglipat sa salaysay ng lahi at pinagmulan na bumabalangkas sa daigdig ng aral at dharma ng epiko.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon: it teaches by structure rather than by a new moral maxim, emphasizing orderly transmission of tradition—episodes like Yayāti’s are presented as illustrative narratives within a larger genealogy-and-origins framework that supports ethical reflection across the epic.
Vaiśampāyana signals that the seventy-seventh chapter—focused on the Yayāti episode—has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, marking the end of that chapter and preparing the listener for the next section.