Shloka 340
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीये चत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो<5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्चमें नाययणकी महिमाविषयक तीन सौ चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīye catvāriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தின் உட்பட்ட மோக்ஷதர்மப் பகுதியில், நாராயணீயத்தில், மூன்றுநூற்று நாற்பதாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine; it frames the teaching context: liberation-oriented dharma (mokṣa-dharma) is presented alongside devotion and theological praise of Nārāyaṇa, implying that knowledge of dharma and the path to release are integrated with reverence for the supreme divine principle.
The speaker-marker and closing formula indicate the end of a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, specifically the Nārāyaṇīya portion. It functions as an editorial/narrative closure rather than an event within the story.