Shloka 149
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि लुब्धकस्वर्गगमने एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकशततमोड< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi lubdhakasvargagamane ekonapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের শান্তিপর্বের অন্তর্গত আপদ্ধর্মপর্বে ব্যাধের স্বর্গগমন-বিষয়ক একশো ঊনপঞ্চাশতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in crisis (āpada), dharma is evaluated by inner intention, restraint, and corrective action; the colophon points to a narrative where a hunter—normally associated with harm—can attain a higher end, implying that ethical transformation and right resolve can redirect one’s karmic trajectory.
This is the chapter-ending colophon: Bhishma finishes a discourse unit in the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, marking the completion of the chapter themed around “the hunter’s ascent to heaven.”