Shloka 67
राजा-दैवतत्वम् — The King as a Stabilizing ‘Daivata’ (Divine Function) in Social Order
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि राष्ट्र राजकरणावश्यकत्वकथने सप्तषष्टितमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi rāṣṭra-rāja-karaṇāvaśyakatva-kathane saptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le vénérable Mahābhārata, au sein du Śānti Parva—plus précisément dans la section d’instruction sur les devoirs des rois—s’achève le soixante-septième chapitre, qui expose la nécessité des instruments et des institutions rendant efficace un royaume et son souverain. C’est le colophon final marquant la clôture de l’enseignement de Bhīṣma sur l’art de gouverner et le devoir royal.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line signals the completion of a chapter devoted to rājadharma—emphasizing that a kingdom’s stability depends not only on a righteous ruler but also on necessary instruments of rule (administration, enforcement, revenue systems, and allied supports) that make governance effective.
This is the formal closing marker of a chapter in Bhīṣma’s instruction to the king on dharma and governance within the Śānti Parva. It does not advance the story directly; it frames and concludes the preceding discourse by naming the text, parva, sub-parva, topic, and chapter number.