Shloka 278
Sāvitrī’s Trirātra-Vrata and Departure with Satyavān (सावित्रीव्रतनिश्चयः सहगमनं च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें मारीचवध तथा सीताहरणविषयक दो सौ अठद्धत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparva-ke antargata-rāmopākhyāna-parvaṇi mārīca-vadha tathā sītā-haraṇa-viṣayaka dvi-śata-aṣṭā-saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim termina o 278.º capítulo da seção Rāmopākhyāna, inserida no Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, tratando da morte de Mārīca e do rapto de Sītā. Esta fórmula de encerramento assinala a conclusão formal deste trecho narrativo, ressaltando como o engano e o desejo podem precipitar um grave adharma, enquanto o sofrimento subsequente se torna a consequência moral que enquadra deveres e respostas posteriores.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line chiefly signals completion, but it also frames the ethical arc of the episode: adharma enacted through deceit and unlawful desire (leading to Sītā’s abduction) sets in motion suffering and the later necessity of righteous response.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter in the Rāmopākhyāna within Vana Parva, indicating that the chapter’s subject matter was Mārīca’s slaying and the abduction of Sītā, and that the chapter has concluded.