Shloka 348
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीये ऐकान्तिकभावेडष्टचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīye aikāntikabhāve aṣṭacatvāriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಶಾಂತಿಪರ್ವದ ಅಂತರಗತ ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ನಾರಾಯಣೀಯ ವಿಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ, ನಾರಾಯಣನಿಗೆ ಏಕಾಂತಿಕ (ಏಕನಿಷ್ಠ) ಭಾವವಿಷಯಕ ಮೂರುನೂರ ನಲವತ್ತೆಂಟನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the close of a chapter whose stated theme is aikāntika-bhāva—exclusive, unwavering devotion to Nārāyaṇa—presented within the Mokṣa-dharma teachings that orient the listener toward liberation through right understanding and steadfast spiritual commitment.
Vaiśampāyana signals the formal conclusion of the chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, specifically the Nārāyaṇīya portion, indicating that the discourse praising Nārāyaṇa and emphasizing single-minded devotion has ended.