Shloka 227
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत मयदर्शनपर्वमें मयदानवकी रक्षाविषयक दो सौ सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargata mayadarśanaparvame mayadānavakī rakṣāviṣayaka dviśata-saptaviṁśatitam adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि मयदर्शनपर्वणि मयदानवरक्षणविषये सप्तविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः ॥
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the line highlights the chapter’s subject—Maya Dānava’s protection—implicitly valuing restraint and the dharmic impulse to safeguard one who is spared or seeks refuge, even within a broader context of violence.
This is the formal closing statement marking the completion of the 227th chapter of the Mayadarśana section within the Ādi Parva, specifying that the chapter’s topic concerned the protection of Maya Dānava.