Shloka 276
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि माण्डव्यजनकसंवादे षट्सप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi māṇḍavyajanakasaṃvāde ṣaṭsaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের শান্তিপর্বের মোক্ষধর্মপর্বে মাণ্ডব্য ও রাজা জনকের সংলাপ-প্রসঙ্গে দুইশো ছিয়াত্তরতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter in the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva. Its ethical-literary function is to frame the preceding teaching as part of a structured transmission of dharma and mokṣa instruction—here, presented through the authoritative dialogue of a sage (Māṇḍavya) and an exemplary king (Janaka).
The text signals the conclusion of the Māṇḍavya–Janaka conversation and identifies the location of that teaching within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section, specifying the chapter count as the 276th chapter.