Shloka 48
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
त्रिभिवर्षरिदं पूर्ण कृष्णद्वैपायन: प्रभु: । अखिल भारतं॑ चेदं चकार भगवान् मुनि:,मुनिवर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायनने तीन वर्षोमें इस सम्पूर्ण महाभारतको पूर्ण किया था
tribhir varṣair idaṁ pūrṇaṁ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ | akhilaṁ bhārataṁ cedaṁ cakāra bhagavān muniḥ ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: Могучий Кришна Двайпаяна (Вьяса), благословенный мудрец, завершил всю эту «Бхарату» за три года.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the Mahābhārata’s authoritative status by highlighting Vyāsa’s deliberate completion of the entire work within a defined period, implying disciplined composition and the epic’s comprehensive intent to teach dharma.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, remarks on the composition of the epic itself: Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) completed the whole Bhārata in three years, a meta-narrative note about the text’s origin.