निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कृतघ्नोपाख्याने सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kṛtaghnopākhyāne saptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim termina o capítulo centésimo septuagésimo do Śānti Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, na seção sobre o Āpaddharma (a conduta em tempos de aflição), no episódio conhecido como «O Conto do Ingrato».
भीष्म उवाच
This line is a colophon marking the conclusion of a chapter within the Āpaddharma teachings, framed through the “Kṛtaghna-upākhyāna,” highlighting that ethical instruction is being conveyed via an illustrative tale—especially concerning the vice of ingratitude and the standards of right conduct under distress.
The text is not advancing the story events; it is formally closing the chapter, identifying its placement: Śānti Parva → Āpaddharma section → the sub-episode called Kṛtaghna-upākhyāna, and stating that this is the 170th chapter.