Shloka 34
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपवर्में गरुडचरित्रविषयक चौतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Ādiparvaṇi antar-gate Āstīkaparvaṇi Garuḍa-caritra-viṣayakaś catuḥtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically in the Āstīka Parva—the thirty-fourth chapter, dealing with the narrative of Garuḍa, is concluded. This closing colophon signals a transition in the larger moral frame of the epic, where accounts of divine beings and vows underscore the power of resolve, the consequences of enmity, and the safeguarding of dharma through remembered tradition.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual awareness: it marks completion of a unit of narration. In the broader ethical frame, the Garuḍa episodes typically highlight steadfast resolve, the weight of vows, and how cosmic conflicts (e.g., between birds and serpents) are woven into dharma-centered storytelling.
The text is not advancing the plot directly; it is concluding the thirty-fourth chapter on Garuḍa within the Āstīka Parva of the Ādi Parva. It functions as an editorial/recitational closure before the narrative proceeds to the next chapter.