Shloka 234
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने चतुस्त्रिंशदधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānuprasne catuḥstriṃśadadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
अशा प्रकारे श्रीमहाभारताच्या शान्तिपर्वातील मोक्षधर्मपर्वात शुकाच्या प्रश्न-प्रसंगात दोनशे चौतीसावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter in the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva, framing the material as part of Śuka’s inquiry into liberation-oriented dharma.
The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva and the Mokṣadharma section, and noting that the surrounding discourse is structured as questions posed by Śuka.