Shloka 251
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने एकपज्चाशदधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānupraśne ekapañcāśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവത്തിലെ മോക്ഷധർമ്മപർവത്തിൽ, ശുകന്റെ അനുപ്രശ്ന-പ്രസംഗമായ ഇരുനൂറ്റി അമ്പത്തൊന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; it signals that the surrounding chapter belongs to Mokṣadharma, framing its core concern as liberation-oriented dharma—ethical and spiritual disciplines discussed in response to Śuka’s inquiries.
The text is closing a chapter: it formally states the work (Mahābhārata), the book (Śānti Parva), the subsection (Mokṣadharma), the narrative frame (Śuka’s questions), and the chapter count, thereby marking the end of that unit of discourse.