Shloka 225
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें श्रीयंनिधाननामक दो सौ पचीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvaṇi antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi śrīyaṃnidhāna-nāmakaḥ dviśata-pañcaviṃśatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-twenty-fifth chapter, called “Śrīyaṃnidhāna,” within the Gokṣa-dharma section of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata. This closing marker signals the completion of a unit of instruction on dharma, closing the discourse attributed here to Bhīṣma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter within Śānti Parva, indicating that the preceding discourse on dharma has reached its formal close.
The text signals the end of Adhyāya 225 titled “Śrīyaṃnidhāna” within the Gokṣa-dharma subdivision of Śānti Parva, concluding the segment attributed to Bhīṣma’s instruction.