Shloka 165
Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि प्रायद्षित्तीये पज्चषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi prāyaścittīye pañcaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের শান্তিপর্বের অন্তর্গত আপদ্ধর্মপর্বে পাপের প্রায়শ্চিত্ত-বিধান বিষয়ক একশো পঁয়ষট্টিতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the chapter’s focus: prāyaścitta (expiation) as a dharmic means to address wrongdoing and re-establish moral order, particularly within the broader framework of āpaddharma—ethical decision-making under distress.
This is the formal closing statement of the chapter in the Śānti Parva. It marks the completion of a unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction (to Yudhiṣṭhira in context) on expiatory rites and procedures, rather than advancing plot events.