Shloka 27
Garuḍa’s Assault on the Devas and the Fire-Barrier (अमृत-रक्षा-युद्धम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपवरें गरुडचरित्रविषयक सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargata āstīkaparvaṇi garuḍacaritraviṣayaka saptaviṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ আদিপৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত আস্তীকপৰ্বত গৰুড়চৰিত্ৰ-বিষয়ক সপ্তবিংশ অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata is organized into parvas and adhyāyas, and it signals closure and continuity—each completed narrative unit prepares the reader to proceed thoughtfully to the next.
The text is marking the end of the twenty-seventh chapter focused on Garuḍa’s story within the Āstīka Parva of the Ādi Parva; it is an editorial/narrative boundary statement indicating that this chapter has concluded.