Shloka 318
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि याज्ञवल्क्यजनकसंवादसमाप्तौ अष्टादशाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṃvāda-samāptau aṣṭādaśādhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಶಾಂತಿಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾಜ್ಞವಲ್ಕ್ಯ–ರಾಜ ಜನಕ ಸಂವಾದವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಯಿತು. ಇದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೂರು ನೂರು ಹದಿನೆಂಟನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಪೂರ್ಣವಾಯಿತು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the end of the Yājñavalkya–Janaka dialogue in the Mokṣa-dharma section. Its implied focus is the culmination of teachings on liberation (mokṣa) and the ethical-spiritual discipline that supports inner freedom, often framed through the ideal of a wise ruler learning from a sage.
Bhīṣma’s discourse (as framed in Śānti Parvan) reaches the formal close of a sub-episode: the instructional conversation between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka ends, and the text signals that the 318th chapter is complete.