Shloka 330
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका ऊर्ध्वगमनविषयक तीन सौ तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya ūrdhvagamanaviṣayakaḥ trīśat-triṃśattamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവാന്തർഗതമായ മോക്ഷധർമ്മപർവത്തിൽ ശുകദേവന്റെ ഊർധ്വഗമനം വിവരിക്കുന്ന മൂന്നു നൂറ്റി മുപ്പതാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon marking the end of a chapter whose subject is Śukadeva’s ‘upward ascent,’ a traditional emblem of liberation (mokṣa) and the culmination of renunciant realization. Ethically, it points to the ideal that inner freedom and detachment can transcend worldly bonds.
This is the formal closing statement: it announces that the chapter describing Śukadeva’s ascent has been completed within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva. It does not advance the plot further but signals the end of the instructional episode.