Shloka 136
Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें प्रायक्षित्तविधि नामक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi prāyaścittavidhi-nāmakaḥ ekaśata-ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-136 na kabanata, na pinamagatang “Ang Pamamaraan ng Pagbabayad-sala (Prāyaścitta),” sa loob ng bahaging tumatalakay sa Dharma ng Pagbibigay (dāna-dharma) sa Anuśāsana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata. Ipinahihiwatig ng pormulang pangwakas ang pagtatapos ng pagtuturo ni Bhīṣma kung paanong ang pagkakasala ay maaaring harapin nang ayon sa etika sa pamamagitan ng itinakdang mga gawa ng pagtubos at paglilinis.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon marking the end of a chapter on prāyaścitta (expiation). The ethical thrust is that wrongdoing is not ignored: it is addressed through recognized procedures of atonement and purification, situated within Bhīṣma’s broader instruction on dharma.
Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal stopping point: the text announces that the chapter titled “Prāyaścitta-vidhi” has been completed within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva.