त्रिंशच्छतसहस्रं च देवलोके प्रतिछ्ठितम् । पित्रये पज्चदश प्रोक्तं गन्धर्वेषु चतुर्देश,उसके तीस लाख श्लोक देवलोकमें समादृत हो रहे हैं, पितृलोकमें पंद्रह लाख तथा गन्धर्वलोकमें चौदह लाख श्लोकोंका पाठ होता है
triṁśacchatasahasraṁ ca devaloke pratiṣṭhitam | pitrye pañcadaśa proktaṁ gandharveṣu caturdaśa ||
দেৱলোকে ত্ৰিশ লক্ষ শ্লোক প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত আৰু সমাদৃত। পিতৃলোকৰ বাবে পনৰ লক্ষ বুলি কোৱা হৈছে, আৰু গন্ধৰ্বসকলৰ মাজত চৌদ লক্ষ শ্লোক পাঠ হয়।
The verse emphasizes the Mahābhārata’s immense scope and its revered status across multiple cosmic realms, presenting the epic as a form of sacred, widely transmitted knowledge rather than a merely human narrative.
In the opening of the Ādi Parva, the text is being praised and characterized; here it is described in terms of how many verses are established/recited in different worlds—among gods, ancestors, and Gandharvas—highlighting its fame and sanctity.