Shloka 189
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि भूगुभरद्वाजसंवादे वर्णस्वरूपकथने एकोननवत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgu-bharadvāja-saṃvāde varṇa-svarūpa-kathane ekona-navaty-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಶಾಂತಿಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೃಗು–ಭರದ್ವಾಜ ಸಂವಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಣಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪವರ್ಣನೆಯ ನೂರ ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the chapter’s conclusion; it frames the teaching as an inquiry into varṇa-svarūpa (the essential nature of social orders) within Mokṣa-dharma, implying an ethical focus on what truly constitutes status and duty beyond mere labels.
The text signals the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva: the dialogue between the sages Bhṛgu and Bharadvāja, specifically the portion discussing the nature of varṇas, concluding Chapter 190.