Shloka 222
सत्यभामया द्रौपद्याश्वासनम्
Satyabhāmā’s Consolation of Draupadī
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेययमास्यापर्वमें आंगिरसोपाख्यानविषयक अग्निप्रादुर्भावसम्बन्धी दो सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Vanaparvake antargata Mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvame Āṅgirasopākhyānaviṣayaka Agniprādurbhāvasambandhī dveśatabāīsvāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Así concluye el capítulo doscientos veintidós del Vana Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección Markandeya-samāsya, relativo al episodio de Āṅgirasa y a la manifestación de Agni. Este colofón final señala la culminación de la unidad narrativa y enmarca el relato como memoria sagrada, subrayando la transmisión ordenada del dharma por la tradición.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual discipline and the ethical importance of preserving and transmitting sacred narratives accurately; it frames the episode as part of a larger dharmic tradition rather than an isolated story.
The speaker-marked section concludes: it announces that the chapter concerning the Āṅgirasa episode and Agni’s manifestation has been completed within the Markandeya-related subsection of the Vana Parva.