Shloka 263
कुण्डधारोपाख्यानम्
Kuṇḍadhāra-Upākhyāna: Dharma’s Superiority over Wealth and Desire
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें तुलाधार और जाजलिका संवादविषयक दो सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi tulādhāra-jājali-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-tri-ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
So endet das zweihundertdreiundsechzigste Kapitel des Mokṣadharma-Abschnitts innerhalb des Śānti Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, das den Dialog zwischen Tulādhāra und Jājali behandelt.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself does not state a new doctrine; it signals the completion of the Tulādhāra–Jājali dialogue in Mokṣadharma, a context that emphasizes liberation-oriented dharma—ethical restraint, truthfulness, and right conduct as foundations for spiritual progress.
The text is closing the chapter: it formally announces that the 263rd adhyāya of the Mokṣadharma section within Śānti Parva—centered on the discourse between Tulādhāra and Jājali—has concluded.