Shloka 165
Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि प्रायद्षित्तीये पज्चषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें पापोंके प्रायक्षेत्तकी विधिविषयक एक सौ पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi prāyaścittīye pañcaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di bawah Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Āpaddharma—berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus enam puluh lima, yang menghuraikan tatacara penebusan dosa (prāyaścitta) bagi segala kesalahan. Kolofon penutup ini menandai selesainya ajaran Bhīṣma tentang bagaimana tertib dharma dapat dipulihkan melalui atonemen yang ditetapkan, terutama dalam keadaan yang sukar.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the chapter’s focus: prāyaścitta (expiation) as a dharmic means to address wrongdoing and re-establish moral order, particularly within the broader framework of āpaddharma—ethical decision-making under distress.
This is the formal closing statement of the chapter in the Śānti Parva. It marks the completion of a unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction (to Yudhiṣṭhira in context) on expiatory rites and procedures, rather than advancing plot events.