Shloka 99
हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्
Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे एकोनशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe ekonaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ikasiyamnapu’t siyam na kabanata sa Udyoga Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng bahaging Bhagavad-yāna (banal na misyon), lalo na ang salaysay ng “paghahanap ni Mātali sa pinakamainam na mapipili.” Ang pangwakas na tala na ito ang tanda ng pagsasara ng yunit ng kuwento at ng paglipat sa mga susunod na pag-igting na moral at pampolitika bago sumiklab ang digmaan.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its function is to mark closure and locate the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s larger architecture. Ethically, it reminds readers that the epic’s teachings unfold through carefully framed narrative units—each episode contributing to the broader inquiry into dharma amid political crisis.
The statement announces the end of the chapter in the Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically the episode titled “the search for the excellent Mātali.” It serves as a formal transition point to the next chapter/episode.