Shloka 251
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने एकपज्चाशदधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānupraśne ekapañcāśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le deux-cent-cinquante-et-unième chapitre du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section Mokṣadharma, au passage concernant les questions de Śuka. C’est le colophon conclusif marquant la clôture du chapitre et le situant dans l’ensemble du discours du texte, tourné vers l’éthique et la délivrance.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; it signals that the surrounding chapter belongs to Mokṣadharma, framing its core concern as liberation-oriented dharma—ethical and spiritual disciplines discussed in response to Śuka’s inquiries.
The text is closing a chapter: it formally states the work (Mahābhārata), the book (Śānti Parva), the subsection (Mokṣadharma), the narrative frame (Śuka’s questions), and the chapter count, thereby marking the end of that unit of discourse.