Shloka 183
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि भुगुभरद्वाजसंवादे मानसभूतोत्पत्तिकथने >यशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgubharadvājasaṃvāde mānasabhūtotpattikathane yaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—especificamente na seção Mokṣadharma—durante o diálogo entre Bhṛgu e Bharadvāja, no relato que descreve a origem dos seres nascidos da mente (mānasa-bhūta), encerra-se o capítulo cento e oitenta (Adhyāya 180).
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it frames the teaching as part of Mokṣadharma, emphasizing that the preceding discussion belongs to liberation-oriented dharma and includes a cosmogonic account of the arising of mental beings—topics used to orient the listener toward metaphysical understanding that supports detachment and liberation.
The text is closing a chapter within the Śānti Parva. It identifies the setting as a dialogue between the sages Bhṛgu and Bharadvāja and labels the subject as the account of the origin of mental beings, marking the end of the chapter.