Shloka 74
राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च
Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें मुचुकुन्दका उपाख्यानविषयक चौहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi mucukundasyopākhyānaviṣayakaḥ catuḥsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ketujuh puluh empat, mengenai kisah Raja Mucukunda, dalam bahagian Rājadharmānuśāsana di bawah Śānti Parva daripada Śrī Mahābhārata. Kolofon ini menandai penutupan suatu kisah didaktik yang menerangkan kewajipan raja serta asas etika pemerintahan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s framing (as part of Rājadharma instruction) emphasizes that exemplary stories are used to clarify the ethical duties of rulers—governance grounded in dharma, restraint, and responsibility rather than mere power.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Mucukunda episode has finished, situating it within the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharmānuśāsana section and marking the end of the chapter in the text’s structure.