Shloka 336
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपवके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें नारायणकी महत्ताका वर्णनविषयक तीन सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata gokṣadharma-parva-meṁ nārāyaṇa-kī mahattā-kā varṇana-viṣayaka trī-śata ṣaṭ-triṁśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവ്വാന്തർഗതമായ ഗോക്ഷധർമ്മപർവ്വത്തിൽ നാരായണന്റെ മഹിമാവർണ്ണനവിഷയകമായ മൂന്നുനൂറ്റി മുപ്പത്താറാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not add new doctrine; it frames the completed chapter as an exposition of Nārāyaṇa’s greatness, implying that recognizing the divine’s supremacy and cultivating devotion are presented as supports for dharma and the pursuit of peace in the Śānti Parva.
The speaker-marker and closing formula announce that the chapter has concluded. It identifies the location within the Mahābhārata (Śānti Parva), the internal section (Gokṣadharma Parva), and the chapter’s topic (praise/description of Nārāyaṇa’s greatness).