Shloka 287
Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें कुम्भकर्ण आदिका वधविषयक दो सौ सत्तासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antar-gate rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi kumbhakarṇādikavadha-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
かくして『聖なるマハーバーラタ』の「森林篇（ヴァナ・パルヴァ）」に収められた「ラーマ物語（ラーモーパークヒヤーナ）」において、クンバカルナらの討伐を語る第287章はここに完結する。この結語は物語単位の成就を告げ、破壊の力に対する正法の抵抗と、規律ある行為による秩序回復という道徳的枠組みを際立たせる。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily signals completion, but it frames the episode’s ethical arc: destructive force (embodied by Kumbhakarṇa and others) is met by disciplined, duty-bound action, reinforcing the epic ideal that dharma is upheld through steadfast resistance to adharma.
This is the closing statement of the chapter within the Rāmopākhyāna embedded in Vana Parva, indicating that the chapter focused on the slaying of Kumbhakarṇa and other foes and that the chapter has concluded.