Shloka 38
Gāndhārī’s Petition for a Vision of the Departed (गान्धार्याः प्रार्थना—दिव्यदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि नारदागमनपर्वणि युधिष्ठिरविलापे अष्टात्रिंशोडध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi nāradāgamanaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhiravilāpe aṣṭātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
至此，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《林居篇》中，于“那罗陀来临”一段，围绕尤提士提罗哀恸而展开的第三十八章亦告终结。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when the narrative is framed as a chapter-ending colophon, the highlighted theme—Yudhiṣṭhira’s lament in the wake of catastrophic events—points to the ethical burden of kingship and the dharmic struggle to reconcile duty with grief, urging reflection, restraint, and eventual movement toward renunciation and inner steadiness.
This line functions as a concluding colophon: it identifies the epic (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Āśramavāsika Parva), the sub-section (Nārada’s arrival), and the chapter’s focus (Yudhiṣṭhira’s lament), marking the end of the thirty-eighth chapter.