Shloka 316
Aśoka-śāstra: Nārada’s Instruction on the Cessation of Śoka
Grief
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपवके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़्वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-ṣoḍaśottara-adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
かくして『マハーバーラタ』の「シャーンティ・パルヴァ」（寂静篇）に属する「モークシャ・ダルマ」（解脱の法）章中、ヤージュニャヴァルキヤとジャナカ王の対話を述べる第三百十六章は完結した。物語は、教えを中心とするその問答の終結を正式に記して、この段を閉じる。
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it signals that the chapter’s instruction is framed as a dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka within the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva, emphasizing liberation-oriented dharma and reflective inquiry.
The text formally concludes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma section) and its subject (the dialogue of Yājñavalkya and Janaka), functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of doctrine.