Shloka 330
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकाभिपतने त्रिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukābhipatane triṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Mokṣa-dharma—berakhirlah bab ke-330, mengenai penurunan/pendekatan Śuka. Ini ialah kolofon penutup yang menandai tamatnya bab serta menempatkan ajaran itu dalam wacana tentang pembebasan dan tata laku yang benar.
नारद उवाच
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This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to locate the surrounding teachings within the Mokṣa-dharma framework—ethical and spiritual duties oriented toward liberation—and to mark the completion of the chapter’s unit of instruction.
The text is closing a chapter in the Śānti Parvan’s Mokṣa-dharma section, identifying it as the 330th chapter and naming its topic as Śuka’s ‘abhipatana’ (his descent/approach), thereby signaling a transition to the next chapter.