Shloka 3
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत महाप्रस्थानिकपर्वनें युधिष्ठिरका स्वर्गायोह्णविषयक तीसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate mahāprasthānika-parvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirasya svargārohaṇa-viṣayakaḥ tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Mahāprasthānika Parva, the third chapter—concerning Yudhiṣṭhira’s ascent to heaven—comes to its conclusion.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse signals that the narrative’s moral trajectory is toward dharma fulfilled through renunciation: Yudhiṣṭhira’s life of duty culminates in the final passage beyond worldly bonds, implying that ethical steadfastness is ultimately oriented to liberation and divine recompense.
This line functions as an end-of-chapter marker, stating that the third chapter on Yudhiṣṭhira’s ascent to heaven has ended within the Mahāprasthānika Parva of the Mahābhārata.