Shloka 190
जापक–इक्ष्वाकु–सत्यविवादः
The Jāpaka, Ikṣvāku, and the Dispute on Truth and Merit
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भगु- भरद्वाजसंवादाविषयक एक सौ नब्बेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgu-bharadvāja-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-nabbevaṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and ninety-second chapter of the Mokṣadharma section within the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between Bhṛgu and Bharadvāja.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it indicates that the chapter’s subject was the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja dialogue within Mokṣadharma, a context typically devoted to dharma oriented toward liberation (mokṣa) and ethical self-discipline.
The text formally closes Adhyāya 192 of the Mokṣadharma section in Śānti Parva, signaling that the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja discussion has concluded and the work is moving on to the next chapter or topic.