Shloka 304
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनप्वके अन्तर्गत कुण्डलाहरणपर्वमें कुन्तीके द्वारा ब्राह्मणकी परिचर्याविषयक तीन सौ चारवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antar-gate kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi kuntī-dvārā brāhmaṇasya paricaryā-viṣayakāṇāṃ trīṇāṃ śatānāṃ catur-adhika-triśatatamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, in the section known as the ‘Kundala-haraṇa Parva,’ the three-hundred-and-fourth chapter comes to an end—wherein Kuntī sets forth the proper manner of attending upon and serving a brāhmaṇa. The closing formula underscores the epic’s ethical emphasis: reverent service to the learned and disciplined is presented as a concrete expression of dharma, especially in times of hardship and exile.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s stated focus is brāhmaṇa-paricaryā: dharma expressed as humble, attentive service and reverence toward the learned and disciplined—supporting sacred learning, restraint, and right conduct as social and spiritual goods.
This is a colophon-style closing line: Vaiśampāyana marks the completion of the 304th chapter within the Vana Parva’s Kuṇḍalāharaṇa section, noting that Kuntī has addressed the topic of serving a brāhmaṇa.