Shloka 361
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें उज्छवृत्तिका उपाख्यानविषयक तीन सौ इकसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ucchavṛttikā-upākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ trī-śata-eka-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the three-hundred-and-sixty-first chapter of the Mokṣadharma section within the Śānti Parva of the great Mahābhārata, dealing with the narrative episode (upākhyāna) concerning Ucchavṛttikā.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it signals the completion of a Mokṣadharma chapter that uses the Ucchavṛttikā episode as an illustrative tale, situating ethical instruction within the broader pursuit of liberation (mokṣa) and right conduct (dharma).
The speaker’s line functions as an editorial closing: it announces that the chapter concerning the Ucchavṛttikā upākhyāna within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva has concluded.