Shloka 235
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ पैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṁ śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayaka dviśata-pañcatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le deux-cent-trente-cinquième chapitre de la section Mokṣadharma, au sein du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, portant sur les questions de suivi de Śukadeva. Ce colophon de clôture marque l’achèvement d’un enchaînement d’enseignements tournés vers la mokṣa (la délivrance), où l’enquête et l’éclaircissement sont présentés comme des disciplines indispensables à l’intelligence éthique et spirituelle.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line emphasizes the pedagogical value of anuprasna—asking follow-up questions to remove doubt. In Mokṣadharma contexts, disciplined inquiry is treated as a support for right understanding that leads toward liberation-oriented ethics and inner peace.
This is the formal closing statement for a chapter in the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva. It announces that the chapter concerning Śukadeva’s follow-up questions has concluded, marking the end of that unit of instruction.