Shloka 305
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि कुण्डलाहरणपर्वणि पृथाया मन्त्रप्राप्तौ पज्चाधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi pṛthāyā mantraprāptau pañcādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata yang mulia, di dalam Vana Parva, pada bahagian “Kundala-haraṇa Parva”, dalam kisah Pṛthā (Kuntī) memperoleh mantra suci, tamatlah bab yang ke-305.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals the completion of a chapter centered on Pṛthā’s acquisition of a mantra, implicitly highlighting how sacred powers and divine gifts carry moral responsibility and far-reaching consequences within dharma.
The line functions as an editorial/narrative closure: it announces that the three-hundred-and-fifth chapter has concluded, situating it within Vana Parva, specifically the Kuṇḍalāharaṇa section, and identifying the chapter’s focus as Pṛthā (Kuntī) obtaining a mantra.