Shloka 110
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें गालवचरित्रविषयक एक सौ दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata udyogaparvake antargata bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacaritraviṣayaka ekaśatadāśatamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-isandaan at ikasampung kabanata, hinggil sa salaysay ni Galava, sa loob ng bahaging Bhagavad-yāna ng Udyoga Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; instead it frames the Galava episode as a completed unit within the broader diplomatic mission (Bhagavad-yāna). The ethical implication is that individual exempla (like Galava’s story) are embedded to illuminate dharma and conduct amid escalating political crisis.
The text is marking closure: it announces that the 110th chapter—focused on Galava’s narrative—has concluded, and situates it within the Bhagavad-yāna section of the Udyoga Parva, the portion of the epic concerned with preparations, negotiation, and the approach to war.