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
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Śānti Parvan—lalo na sa bahaging Mokṣa-dharma, sa Nārāyaṇīya—nagtatapos ang ika-340 na kabanata. Itinatala ng pangwakas na pahayag na ito ang pagwawakas ng talakayang pumupuri sa kadakilaan ni Nārāyaṇa sa loob ng aral hinggil sa paglaya at dharma.
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.