Shloka 81
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्ण-नारदसंवाद नामक इक्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargate rāja-dharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi śrī-kṛṣṇa-nārada-saṃvāda-nāmaka ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus concludes the eighty-first chapter, entitled “The Dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Nārada,” within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of the Śānti Parva of the revered Mahābhārata. This colophon marks the completion of the instruction on royal duty and ethical governance, set forth through their conversation.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter situated in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva, thereby framing the preceding discourse as instruction on rājadharma—ethical kingship, governance, and the responsibilities of rule.
The text formally closes the chapter titled “Śrī Kṛṣṇa–Nārada Saṃvāda.” It signals that the dialogue unit has ended and locates it within the larger structure of the Mahābhārata (Śānti Parva → Rājadharmānuśāsana).