Shloka 256
अध्याय २५६ — श्रद्धा, अहिंसा, स्पर्धा-त्यागः
Tūlādhāra–Jājali: Faith, Non-harm, and Renunciation of Rivalry
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें मृत्यु और प्रजापतिके संवादका उपक्रमविषयक दो सौ छप्पनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargate mokṣa-dharma-parvaṇi mṛtyu-prajāpati-saṁvādasya upakrama-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-ṣaṭ-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le deux cent cinquante-sixième chapitre de la section Mokṣadharma du Śānti Parva du vénérable Mahābhārata, qui introduit le dialogue entre Mṛtyu (la Mort) et Prajāpati. Ce colophon marque la transition vers un enseignement présenté sous forme d’entretien sur la mortalité et l’ordre cosmique, préparant le lecteur à une réflexion éthique sur un dharma tourné vers la libération.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a concluding colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its instructional function is to frame the next teaching as a dialogue between Mṛtyu (Death) and Prajāpati, directing attention toward reflection on mortality, the governance of beings, and liberation-oriented dharma (mokṣadharma).
The text marks the completion of Adhyāya 256 in the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva and announces that the forthcoming material begins the topic of the dialogue between Death and Prajāpati.