Shloka 187
ध्यानयोगवर्णनम्
Description of the Path of Meditation
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि भुगुभरद्वाजसंवादे जीवस्वरूपनिरूपणे सप्ताशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgubharadvājasaṃvāde jīvasvarūpanirūpaṇe saptāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—em particular, a seção Mokṣadharma—termina o capítulo cento e oitenta e oito, no diálogo entre Bhṛgu e Bharadvāja, acerca do exame e da exposição da verdadeira natureza do jīva (o eu individual).
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter is framed as an inquiry into jīva-svarūpa—what the individual self truly is—placing liberation-oriented understanding (mokṣa-dharma) above merely external action, and emphasizing discernment about the self’s essential nature.
This is a colophon-style closing line: it marks the conclusion of Adhyāya 188 in the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, identifying the setting as a dialogue between the sages Bhṛgu and Bharadvāja and stating the chapter’s topic as the exposition of the jīva’s nature.