Shloka 306
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें वायिष्ठ और करालजनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṃ vāyiṣṭha-karālajanaka-saṃvāda-viṣayaka trī-śata ṣaṣṭha adhyāya pūrṇa huā
Thus concludes the three hundred and sixth chapter of the Mokṣadharma section within the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, whose subject is the dialogue involving Vāyiṣṭha and Karāla Janaka. The colophon signals the completion of this teaching episode, framing it as a discourse oriented toward liberation and right understanding rather than further action in the world.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the line primarily frames the teaching context: the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva presents liberation-oriented instruction through dialogue. The emphasis is that the preceding discussion belongs to the ethical-philosophical tradition of mokṣa—right knowledge, detachment, and inner peace—rather than ritual or warfare.
The text is not advancing the plot but closing a unit: it announces that the 306th chapter, centered on the dialogue involving Vāyiṣṭha and Karāla Janaka within Mokṣadharma of Śānti Parva, has ended. Such a closure helps readers locate the discourse within the larger structure of the Mahābhārata.