Shloka 342
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीये द्विचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīye dvicatvāriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parvan—specifically the Mokṣadharma section, in the Nārāyaṇīya—ends the three-hundred-and-forty-second chapter. (This is a colophon marking the close of the chapter rather than a spoken verse.)
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is not a doctrinal teaching but a colophon: it identifies the textual location (Śānti Parvan → Mokṣadharma → Nārāyaṇīya) and marks the end of a chapter, helping readers navigate the ethical and liberation-focused discourse of this section.
The chapter concludes. The formulaic closing statement situates the material within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parvan and its Mokṣadharma teachings, specifically the Nārāyaṇīya portion associated with devotion to and discourse about Nārāyaṇa.