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Shloka 96

अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः

Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि तीर्थयात्रापर्वणि लोमशतीर्थयात्रायां अगस्त्योपाख्याने षण्णवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi tīrthayātrāparvaṇi lomaśatīrthayātrāyāṃ agastyopākhyāne ṣaṇṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ chín mươi sáu kết thúc trong Vana Parva của Mahābhārata, thuộc phần Tīrthayātrā (hành hương), trong mạch truyện hành hương của Lomāśa, ở đoạn Agastya-upākhyāna (chuyện về Agastya).

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीauspiciousness; revered (honorific)

महाin the great (work)

भारतेin the Bhārata (Mahābhārata)

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

तीर्थयात्रापर्वणिin the Tīrthayātrā-parvan (Pilgrimage section)

लोमशतीर्थयात्रायाम्in Lomasha's pilgrimage (narrative)

अगस्त्योपाख्यानेin the episode (upākhyāna) of Agastya

षण्णवतितमःninety-sixth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Tīrthayātrā Parva

Lomāśa

Agastya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not add new instruction but frames the ethical setting: pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā) and exemplary sacred narratives (upākhyāna) are presented as means of purification, remembrance of dharmic models, and orientation toward right conduct through listening and reflection.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line formally closes Adhyāya 96, identifying its placement: within the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, specifically the Tīrthayātrā Parva, in Lomāśa’s pilgrimage account, under the Agastya episode. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary marker rather than spoken dialogue content.