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.
Ainsi s’achève le deux cent vingt-deuxième chapitre, intitulé «Le dialogue entre Indra et Prahlāda», au sein de la section Mokṣadharma du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata. Ce colophon marque la clôture de cet épisode d’enseignement, le présentant comme un discours tourné vers la mokṣa (la délivrance) et vers l’apaisement éthique et spirituel du conflit par la clairvoyance plutôt que par la force.
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.