Shloka 353
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि उज्छवृत्त्युपाख्याने त्रिपठचाशदधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ucchavṛttyupākhyāne tripaṭhacaśādadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Mokṣa-dharma section—ends the episode known as the “Upākhyāna of the Unccha-vṛtti (gleaning livelihood).” This marks the conclusion of the three-hundred-and-fifty-third chapter, as indicated by the colophon.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon signals that the preceding instruction is framed within Mokṣa-dharma and illustrated through the Unccha-vṛtti episode—highlighting ethical restraint and a simple, non-exploitative livelihood as supportive of inner freedom and liberation-oriented living.
This line is a concluding colophon: it identifies the textual location (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma) and names the just-completed sub-story (Ucchavṛtti-upākhyāna), marking the end of the chapter as transmitted in the Gītā Press tradition.