Shloka 76
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
शान्तिपर्व ततो यत्र राजधर्मानुशासनम् | आपद्धर्मश्न पर्वोक्त मोक्षधर्मस्ततः परम्,इसके बाद शान्तिपर्व प्रारम्भ होता है; जिसमें राजधर्मानुशासन, आपद्धर्म और मोक्षधर्मपर्व हैं
Śāntiparva tato yatra rājadharmānuśāsanam | āpaddharmaś ca parvokto mokṣadharmas tataḥ param ||
Thereafter comes the Śānti Parva, wherein the instruction on the king’s duties and governance is set forth; it also contains the teaching on conduct in times of calamity (āpaddharma), and beyond these is the discourse on liberation (mokṣadharma).
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse maps the ethical curriculum of the Śānti Parva: first, normative public ethics through rājadharma (ideal governance and justice); second, situational ethics through āpaddharma (what may be permitted or required under emergency); and finally, the highest aim through mokṣadharma (the path toward liberation).
In the outline of the Mahābhārata’s contents, the text transitions to describe the Śānti Parva and identifies its major internal divisions—teachings on royal duty, emergency conduct, and liberation—signaling a move from war’s aftermath to sustained instruction on dharma and inner peace.