Shloka 227
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत मयदर्शनपर्वमें मयदानवकी रक्षाविषयक दो सौ सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargata mayadarśanaparvame mayadānavakī rakṣāviṣayaka dviśata-saptaviṁśatitam adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-twenty-seventh chapter of the Mayadarśana section within the Ādi Parva of the revered Mahābhārata, dealing with the protection (and sparing) of the Dānava Maya. The closing note underscores a moral emphasis: even amid destruction and conflict, restraint and the safeguarding of one who seeks refuge are upheld as significant virtues.
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the line highlights the chapter’s subject—Maya Dānava’s protection—implicitly valuing restraint and the dharmic impulse to safeguard one who is spared or seeks refuge, even within a broader context of violence.
This is the formal closing statement marking the completion of the 227th chapter of the Mayadarśana section within the Ādi Parva, specifying that the chapter’s topic concerned the protection of Maya Dānava.