Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि आश्रमवासपर्वणि व्यासागमने सप्तविंशोडध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi āśramavāsaparvaṇi vyāsāgamane saptaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के आश्रमवासिक पर्व में, आश्रमवास-प्रकरण के अंतर्गत, व्यास के आगमन-विषयक सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय समाप्त होता है।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches indirectly by emphasizing textual order and closure—marking the completion of a chapter and framing the narrative within the larger ethical arc of āśrama-life and withdrawal after worldly conflict.
The chapter concludes with a formal ending statement identifying the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Āśramavāsika), and the chapter’s theme (Vyāsa’s arrival), indicating a transition to the next chapter.