Shloka 61
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापरववमें श्रीकृष्ण पाण्डव और दुर्योधनका संवादविषयक इकसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śalyaparvake antargata-gadāparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇa-pāṇḍava-duryodhanayoḥ saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
三阇耶说道：如是，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》中，于《沙利耶篇》之内——尤指论及棍棒决斗之“伽陀分章”——以圣奎师那、般度五子与难敌（杜尔约陀那）之对话为题的第六十一章至此告终。此结语为战事叙述之转折标记，强调谋议与道德立场与武事并行；而将临之暴烈，亦被置于对正法（dharma）与果报的审思框架之中。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Though this line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse, it highlights a Mahābhārata pattern: decisive violence is framed by dialogue and counsel. Ethical meaning in the epic is carried not only by actions on the battlefield but also by how leaders justify, contest, and interpret those actions in speech.
This is the chapter-ending notice: it states that the sixty-first chapter in the Gadāparvan (within Śalya Parva) has concluded, and that its topic was the dialogue involving Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Pāṇḍavas, and Duryodhana—setting the stage for subsequent developments in the mace-duel narrative.