Shloka 258
रावणोत्पत्तिः—तपसा वरलाभश्च
Rāvaṇa’s Origins and the Acquisition of Boons
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि मृगस्वप्रोद््भवपर्वणि काम्यकप्रवेशे अष्टपञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो<5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत यृगस्वप्रोद्भवरपर्वमें काम्यकवनप्रवेशविषयक दो सौ अद्डावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mṛgasvaprod-bhava-parvaṇi kāmyaka-praveśe aṣṭapañcāśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the section concerning the origin connected with the deer-dream—this concludes the two-hundred-and-fifty-eighth chapter, dealing with the Pāṇḍavas’ entry into the Kāmyaka forest.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical setting: the move into the forest underscores dharma under hardship—self-control, patience, and right conduct when social power and comforts are absent.
The chapter concludes, and the text signals that the topic has been the Pāṇḍavas’ entry into the Kāmyaka forest within the Vana Parva, marking a narrative transition to subsequent events in exile.