Shloka 326

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकोत्पत्तौ षड्विंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukotpattau ṣaḍviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Mokṣa-dharma—berakhirlah bab mengenai asal-usul (riwayat kelahiran) Śuka, iaitu bab yang ke-326. Ini ialah kolofon yang menandai penutupan wacana serta menempatkannya dalam rangka ajaran Mokṣa-dharma yang menekankan dharma dan pembebasan.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokṣa-dharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुकोत्पत्तौ: in (the topic of) the birth/origin of Śuka
• शुकोत्पत्तौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकोत्पत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• षड्विंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमः: three-hundred-and-twenty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड्विंशत्यधिकत्रिशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parvan
• Mokṣa-dharma Parvan
• Śuka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it primarily teaches how the text is organized—placing the preceding teaching/story within the Mokṣa-dharma (liberation-oriented) framework of the Śānti Parvan, and signaling closure and continuity in the transmission of dharma and mokṣa teachings.

What is happening in the narrative?

The chapter concludes. The colophon states that the discussion belonged to the Śānti Parvan’s Mokṣa-dharma section and that the chapter’s theme was Śuka’s origin (Śukotpatti), identifying it as the 326th chapter.