Shloka 42
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं मोक्षधर्मोपसंहितम् । धारयेद् यः शमपर: स गच्छेत् परमां गतिम्,जो पुरुष मोक्षधर्मसे युक्त इस परम पवित्र इतिहासको सुनकर या पढ़कर अपने हृदयमें धारण करेगा, वह शान्तिपरायण हो परमगति (मोक्ष) को प्राप्त होगा
itihāsam imaṁ puṇyaṁ mokṣadharmopasaṁhitam | dhārayed yaḥ śamaparaḥ sa gacchet paramāṁ gatim ||
Bhishma said: Whoever, devoted to inner peace, listens to or studies this sacred narrative grounded in the Dharma of liberation, and then holds it firmly in the heart, attains the highest goal—the supreme state of release.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is supported by moksha-dharma and inner tranquility: one who studies or hears this purifying teaching and retains it with a peaceful, self-controlled mind attains the supreme goal (moksha).
In Bhishma’s instruction within the Shanti Parva, he concludes by praising the spiritual efficacy of the preceding moksha-oriented discourse, stating that sincere hearing/reading and heartfelt retention by a peace-centered person leads to the highest state.