Shloka 168
इस प्रकार व्यासनिर्मित श्रीमयहाभारत शतसाहसी संहितारें अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मस्वगरिहणपर्वमें दानधर्म तथा भीष्म-युधिष्ठिरसंवादके प्रसंगरें भीष्मजीकी मुक्ति नामक एक सौ अड़्सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ vyāsa-nirmita-śrī-mahābhārata-śata-sāhasrī-saṃhitāyām anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa-parvaṇi dāna-dharma tathā bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-prasaṅge bhīṣma-jī-mukti-nāmaka eka-śata-aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Demikian berakhirlah bab ke-168, bernama “Pembebasan Bhīṣma,” dalam Anuśāsana Parva bagi Mahābhārata yang mulia, gubahan Vyāsa—dalam bahagian tentang kenaikan Bhīṣma ke syurga—berlatar pada dharma pemberian (dāna) serta dialog Bhīṣma dan Yudhiṣṭhira. Kolofon ini menandai tamatnya unit tersebut, menempatkan pembebasan Bhīṣma sebagai kemuncak etika ajaran tentang kemurahan hati dan perilaku yang benar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights that the chapter’s ethical center is dāna-dharma—right giving as a key expression of dharma—culminating in Bhīṣma’s ‘mukti,’ suggesting that disciplined righteousness and generosity are integral to spiritual release.
This is a concluding notice: Vaiśaṃpāyana signals the completion of Adhyāya 168, titled “Bhīṣma’s Liberation,” situated within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional dialogue between Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira and within the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s ascent to heaven.