Shloka 201
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भूमिके भीतर भगवान् वाराहकी क्रीड़ानामक दो सौ नवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antargate Gokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhūmikāyāṁ bhagavataḥ Varāhasya krīḍānāmakaḥ dviśata-navamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—especificamente na seção Gokṣa-dharma—esta parte introdória conclui o capítulo ducentésimo nono, intitulado “A Līlā (Brincadeira sagrada) do Senhor como Varāha (o Javali)”. (Esta frase funciona como colofão formal, marcando o fim do capítulo.)
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Although this line is primarily a colophon, it points to a key idea: the Lord’s incarnate actions (here, Varāha’s ‘play’) are not random but serve the maintenance of dharma and cosmic stability, inviting a devotional-ethical reading of divine intervention.
The text is marking closure: it announces that the 209th chapter—titled “Varāha’s Play”—within the Śānti Parva’s Gokṣa-dharma section has been completed, functioning as an editorial/end-of-chapter notice rather than a spoken narrative verse.