Shloka 353
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें उज्छवृत्तिका उपाख्यानविषयक तीन सौ तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvaṇi antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi ucchavṛttikā-upākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-tripañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le trois-cent-cinquante-troisième chapitre du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section Gokṣa-dharma, consacré à l’épisode portant sur la pratique ascétique nommée Ucchavṛttikā. Ce colophon de clôture marque l’achèvement de l’enseignement du dharma de ce chapitre, exposé par l’exemple du récit.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon, signaling the completion of a chapter whose ethical emphasis is dharma taught through an illustrative sub-tale (upākhyāna), here connected with the ascetic livelihood/practice termed ucchavṛttikā.
No new narrative action occurs; the text formally closes the chapter in the Śānti Parva, identifying its placement (within the Gokṣa-dharma section) and its subject (the ucchavṛttikā-related episode).