Shloka 261
Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत व्रीहिद्रीणिकपर्वमें मुदूगल-देवदूत- संवादविषयक दो सौ इकसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargataṃ vrīhidrīṇikaparvaṇi mudgala-devadūta-saṃvādaviṣayakaṃ dviśataikaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，《摩诃婆罗多》“林居篇”（Vana Parva）之中、名为“Vrīhīdrīṇika Parva”的分段里，叙述牟陀伽罗与天使使者对话的第二百六十一章告终。此结语宣示一段教诲篇章的完成，所强调者在于正法之行，以及苦行而无私之生活所具的道德威力。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line chiefly marks completion, but it points to the ethical thrust of the episode: dharma is illuminated through the Mudgala–divine messenger dialogue, where steadfast self-restraint, truthfulness, and contentment are upheld as spiritually potent forms of right living.
Vaiśaṃpāyana’s closing formula announces that the chapter dealing with the Mudgala–Devadūta conversation—situated within the Vrīhīdrīṇika section of the Vana Parva—has concluded, signaling the end of that instructional narrative unit.