Shloka 276
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें वानर आदिकी उत्पत्तिये सम्बन्धित दो सौ छिद्वत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparva-ke antar-gata-rāmopākhyāna-parva-meṁ vānara-ādikī utpatti-se sambandhita dvi-śata-ṣaḍ-saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-seventy-sixth chapter of the Rāmopākhyāna section within the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, concerning the origin of the monkeys and related beings. This closing marks the completion of the thematic unit and frames the account as an instructive exemplum within the epic’s moral discourse.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-like closing, the verse emphasizes textual and thematic completion: the epic presents the origin of the vānara hosts as part of a purposeful moral narrative, reminding readers that such accounts function as instructive exempla within the Mahābhārata’s dharma-centered discourse.
This line marks the conclusion of a chapter in the Rāmopākhyāna section of the Vana Parva, specifically the chapter connected with the origin of monkeys and related beings; it serves as an editorial/narrative closure rather than advancing plot events.