Shloka 271
Viṣṇor Māhātmya and Indriya-saṃyama (विष्णोर्माहात्म्यं तथा इन्द्रियसंयमः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें कुण्डधारका उपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ इकठ्ठत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi kuṇḍadhārakopākhyānaviṣayaka dviśataika-saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के शान्तिपर्व के अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्व में कुण्डधारक-उपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ इकहत्तरवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it indicates the completion of a chapter in Mokṣadharma. Its instructional function is structural—framing Bhīṣma’s liberation-oriented discourse as a sequence of self-contained teachings often conveyed through illustrative episodes.
The text signals that the chapter centered on the Kuṇḍadhāraka episode has concluded within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva. It marks a pause and transition to the next unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction.