Shloka 287
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि श्रेयोवाचिको नाम सप्ताशीत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śreyovāciko nāma saptāśītyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के शान्तिपर्व के अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्व में ‘श्रेयःवाचिक’ नामक दो सौ सत्तासीवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter titled “Śreyovācika,” indicating that the chapter’s focus is śreyas—ultimate welfare or the highest good—typically framed in Mokṣa-dharma as ethical and spiritual guidance oriented toward liberation.
The text is concluding: it formally states that, within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva and its Mokṣa-dharma section, the 287th chapter named “Śreyovācika” has ended. It functions as an editorial/structural closure rather than a spoken verse advancing the story.