Shloka 334
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि चतुस्त्रिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें तीन सौ चौंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi catuḥstriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Mokṣa-dharma section—the three-hundred-and-thirty-fourth chapter concludes. The closing formula marks the completion of the chapter’s discourse, traditionally attributed here to Nārada, and signals a transition to the next unit of teaching on liberation-oriented dharma.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it does not add new instruction, but formally closes the chapter within Mokṣa-dharma, framing the preceding material as part of the Mahābhārata’s ethical and liberation-oriented teachings.
The text signals the end of the chapter: within Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, the three-hundred-and-thirty-fourth chapter is declared complete, preparing the reader for the next chapter’s continuation of the discourse.