Shloka 258
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि मृत्युप्रजापतिसंवादे अष्टपञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi mṛtyuprajāpati-saṃvāde aṣṭapañcāśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ | isa prakāra śrīmahābhārata śāntiparva ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva meṃ mṛtyu aura prajāpati kā saṃvāda-viṣayaka do sau aṭṭhāīsvāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā |
Assim, no «Śrī Mahābhārata», dentro do «Śānti Parva»—em particular, na seção «Mokṣa-dharma»—o diálogo entre Mṛtyu (a Morte) e Prajāpati conclui-se aqui. Desse modo, chega ao fim o capítulo ducentésimo quinquagésimo oitavo, centrado na conversa entre a Morte e o Senhor das criaturas.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the completion of a didactic chapter: it frames the teaching as part of Mokṣa-dharma, where reflection on Death (mṛtyu) and cosmic progenitorship (prajāpati) supports ethical clarity and detachment, orienting the listener toward liberation-focused dharma.
The text signals that the dialogue between Mṛtyu and Prajāpati has concluded and formally closes the 258th chapter of the Mokṣa-dharma section within the Śānti Parva.