Shloka 302
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत कुण्डलाहरणपर्वमें सूर्य-कर्ण-संवादविषयक तीन सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata-kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi sūrya-karṇa-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the three-hundred-and-second chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section called “The Taking of the Earrings,” concerning the dialogue between Sūrya and Karṇa. This closing marks the end of the episode, revealing the moral strain between divine counsel and human resolve, and setting the ethical frame for Karṇa’s choices of generosity, honor, and fate.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon underscores the ethical frame of the Sūrya–Karṇa dialogue: divine guidance may warn of danger, yet a person’s chosen values—especially honor and generosity—shape action even under the shadow of fate.
This line is a closing colophon stating that the chapter dealing with the Sūrya–Karṇa conversation, within the Kuṇḍalāharaṇa episode of the Vana Parva, has concluded.