Shloka 351
Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीयसमाप्तौ एकपज्चाशदधिकत्रिशततमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīyasamāptau ekapañcāśadadhikatrizatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Mokṣa-dharma section—this marks the conclusion of the Nārāyaṇīya, the discourse on Nārāyaṇa’s greatness. Here ends the three-hundred-and-fifty-first chapter, the closing summary of Nārāyaṇa’s glory and its liberating import.
पितामह उवाच
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This is a colophon marking the completion of the Nārāyaṇīya within Mokṣa-dharma: it underscores that contemplation of Nārāyaṇa’s greatness and the associated dharma is presented as spiritually liberating and ethically grounding.
The text signals the formal end of a chapter/section: within Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma portion, the Nārāyaṇīya discourse has concluded, and the chapter count is stated.