Shloka 276
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें माण्डव्य और जनकका संवादविषयक दो सौ छिद्त्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparvaṇi antargata Mokṣadharmaparvaṇi Māṇḍavya-Janakasaṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-seventy-sixth chapter of the Mokṣadharma section within the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, whose subject is the dialogue between Māṇḍavya and King Janaka—bringing that teaching exchange on liberation and right conduct to its close.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, this line signals the completion of a teaching dialogue in Mokṣadharma: the emphasis is on liberation-oriented dharma—how wisdom, detachment, and right conduct can be articulated through discourse between a sage (Māṇḍavya) and an ideal king (Janaka).
Bhīṣma marks the end of the 276th chapter in the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva, identifying its topic as the dialogue between Māṇḍavya and King Janaka and formally closing that section of instruction.