Shloka 165
Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि प्रायद्षित्तीये पज्चषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi prāyaścittīye pañcaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤਿ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਆਪੱਧਰਮ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਯਸ਼ਚਿੱਤ-ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਪੈਂਸਠਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
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.