Shloka 179
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि आजगरप्रह्नादसंवादे एकोनाशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ājagaraprahlādasaṃvāde ekonāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Mokṣa-dharma—berakhirlah bab ke-179, yang mempersembahkan dialog antara Prahlāda dan sang resi yang hidup menurut ‘ājagara-vṛtti’ (disiplin seperti ular sawa), suatu teladan kepuasan yang radikal, tidak mengejar, dan kebebasan batin. Kolofon penutup menandai tamatnya unit ajaran ini, membingkai penekanannya pada laku yang berorientasi pembebasan, bukan perolehan duniawi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon closes a unit of instruction centered on mokṣa-oriented ethics: the ‘ājagara-vṛtti’ ideal of non-grasping, patient acceptance, and freedom from compulsive striving, presented through a dialogue that frames inner liberation as superior to restless acquisition.
Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches the end of a chapter in the Mokṣa-dharma section. The text marks completion of the dialogue between Prahlāda and a sage who lives by the ‘python-like’ discipline, signaling that this particular teaching conversation has concluded.