Shloka 238
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दी सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-aṣṭatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim termina o capítulo duzentos e trinta e oito da seção Mokṣadharma do Śānti Parva do sagrado Mahābhārata, tratando das perguntas subsequentes de Śukadeva. Este colofão final assinala a conclusão de um discurso reflexivo voltado à libertação e enfatiza que a compreensão ética e espiritual se aprofunda por meio do questionamento disciplinado e do esclarecimento cuidadoso.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the pedagogical value of anuprasna—careful follow-up questioning—as a means to refine understanding of dharma and mokṣa; wisdom is presented as something clarified through inquiry and completion of structured discourse.
This is an end-of-chapter closing statement: it marks the completion of the 238th chapter within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva, specifically the chapter whose subject is Śukadeva’s follow-up questions.