Shloka 311
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़्वल्क्य-जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ ग्यारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-ke antargata Gokṣadharmaparva-meṃ Yājñavalkya–Janaka-saṃvāda-viṣayaka trīśata-gārahavāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā.
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവാന്തർഗതമായ ഗോക്ഷധർമ്മപർവത്തിൽ യാജ്ഞവൽക്യ–ജനകസംവാദവിഷയകമായ മുന്നൂറ്റി പതിനൊന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; its implied lesson is structural rather than doctrinal: dharma is presented through a teacher–king dialogue (Yājñavalkya and Janaka), highlighting inquiry, reasoned instruction, and ethical reflection as the method of learning.
The text signals closure: the chapter within Śānti Parva, specifically the section labeled Gokṣadharmaparva, has finished, and the dialogue-topic (Yājñavalkya–Janaka) is formally concluded for this chapter.