Shloka 50
Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक पचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇavākyaviṣayakaḥ pañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cinquantième chapitre de la section d’instruction sur le devoir royal (Rājadharmānuśāsana), au sein du Śānti Parva du vénérable Mahābhārata, chapitre dont le sujet est l’enseignement de Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement d’une unité d’instruction sur la gouvernance et le dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter devoted to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s discourse within the Rājadharma (royal duty) teachings, framing the material as guidance on ethical governance and dharma.
The narrator marks the end of the fiftieth chapter in this instructional section of the Śānti Parva, formally closing the unit that treats Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s statements as its subject.