Shloka 222
Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana
Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और प्रह्मादका संवादनामक दो सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparvaṇi antargata-Mokṣadharmaparvaṇi Indra-Prahlāda-saṃvāda-nāmakaḥ dviśata-dvāviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Así concluye el capítulo doscientos veintidós, titulado «El diálogo entre Indra y Prahlāda», dentro de la sección Mokṣadharma del Śānti Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata. Este colofón señala el cierre de este episodio doctrinal, enmarcándolo como un discurso orientado a la mokṣa (liberación) y a la resolución ético-espiritual del conflicto mediante la comprensión, no mediante la fuerza.
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line itself does not state a doctrine; it signals that the preceding dialogue is framed as Mokṣadharma—teaching oriented toward liberation—presented through a reflective exchange between Indra and Prahlāda within the peace-centered Śānti Parva.
The text is concluding the chapter: it announces that the chapter titled “Indra and Prahlāda’s dialogue” has ended within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva, functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of argument.