Shloka 348

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीये ऐकान्तिकभावेडष्टचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्चमें नारययणकी महिमा एवं उनके प्रति ऐकान्तिकभावविषयक तीन सौ अड़तालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīye aikāntikabhāve aṣṭacatvāriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവ്വാന്തർഗത മോക്ഷധർമ്മപർവ്വത്തിൽ, നാരായണീയ ഭാഗത്തിൽ, നാരായണനോടുള്ള ഏകാന്തിക (ഏകനിഷ്ഠ) ഭാവത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്ന മൂന്നു നൂറ്റി നാല്പത്തെട്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the holy Mahābhārata

शान्तिपर्वणिin the Śānti-parvan

मोक्षधर्मपर्वणिin the Mokṣadharma section

नारायणीयेin the Nārāyaṇīya (subsection)

ऐकान्तिकभावेin (the topic of) exclusive devotion/one-pointed disposition

अष्टचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमःthe three-hundred-forty-eighth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Śānti Parva

Mokṣa-dharma Parva

Nārāyaṇa

Nārāyaṇīya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.