Shloka 31
Ananta-Śeṣa Tapas and the Bearing of the Earth (अनन्त-शेष-तपस् तथा महीधारणम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपवर्में गरुडचरित्र विषयक इकतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāra śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antar-gate āstīkaparvaṇi garuḍacaritra-viṣayaka ekatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically in the Āstīka Parva—the thirty-first chapter, dealing with the narrative of Garuḍa, is concluded. The closing note signals a transition in the frame-narration, reminding the listener that Garuḍa’s story is being presented as part of the larger ethical and genealogical foundations of the epic, where themes of duty, deliverance, and the consequences of vows and enmity are prepared for what follows.
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