Shloka 46
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 47 — Janamejaya’s Sarpa-satra: Vow, Preparation, and the Onset of the Serpent Offering
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपर्वरमें वायुकि-जरत्कारु- समागमसम्बन्धी छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata āstīkaparvaṇi vāyuki-jaratkāru-samāgama-sambandhī ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత ఆదిపర్వాంతర్గత ఆస్తీకపర్వములో వాయుకి–జరత్కారు సమాగమసంబంధమైన నలభై ఆరవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది।
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the passage primarily marks completion rather than delivering a direct doctrinal teaching; implicitly it highlights how dharmic unions and timely meetings are treated as pivotal causes in safeguarding lineage and shaping future events.
This is an editorial/narrative closing line stating that the forty-sixth chapter—about the meeting/union of Vāyuki and Jaratkāru—has concluded within the Āstīka section of the Ādi Parva.