Shloka 328
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें अनध्यायके कारणका कथन नामक तीन सौ जअद्ठाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi anadhyāyakāraṇakathana-nāma trīśata-aṣṭāviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-328 dari Mahābhārata, Parwa Śānti, dalam bagian Gokṣa-dharma, berjudul “Uraian tentang Sebab Anadhyāya (penangguhan studi Weda).” Kolofon ini menandai tuntasnya wejangan Bhīṣma mengenai kapan dan mengapa pembelajaran suci perlu dihentikan sesuai dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s stated theme is dharmic discipline regarding anadhyāya—recognizing that sacred study is not merely continuous recitation, but must be regulated by prescribed conditions; pausing study at certain times is itself part of proper conduct.
This line is a colophon concluding the chapter: it identifies the larger placement (Śānti Parva, within the Gokṣa-dharma section) and gives the chapter’s title, indicating that Bhīṣma’s explanation of the causes for anadhyāya has been completed.