Shloka 22
आकाशमेघवर्णनम् / Description of the Sky Filled with Rain-Clouds
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि आस्तीकपर्वणि सौपर्णे समुद्रदर्शन॑ नाम द्वाविंशोडध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi āstīkaparvaṇi sauparṇe samudradarśanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Так завершается двадцать вторая глава «Ади-парвы» «Шри Махабхараты», в разделе «Астика», в эпизоде «Саупарна», озаглавленная «Видение океана».
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes careful textual framing—how the Mahābhārata is organized into parvas, sub-parvas, and titled chapters—supporting disciplined study and accurate transmission.
The sentence marks the conclusion of Adhyāya 22, identifying its placement in the Ādi Parva under the Āstīka section and within the Sauparṇa (Garuda-related) episode, with the chapter title “Samudradarśana” (“Vision of the Ocean”).