Shloka 25
कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः
Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence
इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि आश्रमवासपर्वणि ऋषीन प्रति युधिष्ठिरादिकथने पड्चविंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi āśramavāsaparvaṇi ṛṣīn prati yudhiṣṭhirādikathane pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Āśramavāsika Parva—lalo na sa bahaging tungkol sa paninirahan sa ashram sa gubat—nagtatapos ang ika-dalawampu’t limang kabanata, na nagsasalaysay kung paanong si Yudhiṣṭhira at ang iba pa ay nagsalita sa mga rishi. Itinatakda ng pangwakas na kolopon ang pangyayaring ito bilang isang usapang may bigat na moral, kung saan tinitimbang ang tungkuling panghari at ang pagtalikod sa daigdig sa harap ng mga awtoridad na espirituwal.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine but signals that the chapter’s ethical focus is a royal party (Yudhiṣṭhira and others) engaging sages—implying that dharma is clarified and validated through consultation with spiritual authorities, especially in matters of renunciation and right conduct after worldly power.
The verse marks the formal close of the chapter: it identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Āśramavāsika), and the chapter’s subject—Yudhiṣṭhira and others speaking to the sages—functioning as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a plot event.