Shloka 81
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
नारायणपरा वेदा यज्ञा नारायणात्मका: | तपो नारायणपरं नारायणपरा गति:,वेदोंका पर्यवसान भगवान् नारायणमें ही है। यज्ञ नारायणके ही स्वरूप हैं। तपस्याके परम फल भगवान् नारायण ही हैं तथा नारायणकी प्राप्ति ही सर्वोत्तम गति है
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | nārāyaṇaparā vedā yajñā nārāyaṇātmakāḥ | tapo nārāyaṇaparaṃ nārāyaṇaparā gatiḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: الفيداتُ غايتُها العليا نارايانا؛ والذبائحُ ذاتُ طبيعةِ نارايانا. والتقشّفُ ثمرتُه القصوى نارايانا، وأسمى المصير هو نيلُ نارايانا.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All authoritative paths—scriptural knowledge (Veda), ritual action (yajña), and disciplined austerity (tapas)—reach their fulfillment when directed to Nārāyaṇa; the supreme good (parama-gati) is union with or attainment of Him.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśaṃpāyana summarizes a devotional conclusion: the ultimate purport of religious duties and spiritual practices is Nārāyaṇa, presenting a unifying theistic frame for dharma after the war.