Shloka 323
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकोत्पत्तौ त्रयोविंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukotpattau trayoviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில், மோக்ஷதர்மப் பகுதியில், சுகோத்பத்தி (சுகன் தோற்றம்) குறித்த 323-ஆம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the conclusion of a chapter in the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parvan, identifying the topic as Śuka’s origin and giving the chapter number.
The narrative unit on Śuka’s birth/origin has just concluded; the text formally closes the chapter and situates it within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parvan, Mokṣa-dharma section.