Shloka 277
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि पितापुत्रसंवादे सप्तसप्तत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi pitāputrasaṃvāde saptasaptatyadhikadvīśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—em particular, na seção Mokṣa-dharma—encerra-se o diálogo entre pai e filho, concluindo o capítulo ducentésimo septuagésimo sétimo. Este colofão final enquadra o ensinamento como parte da instrução ética e libertadora da tradição, situada na reflexão sobre dharma e mokṣa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that the preceding instruction belongs to the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva and is presented as a father–son dialogue, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s role as a vehicle for ethical and liberation-oriented teaching.
The chapter concludes. The text formally marks the end of the father–son dialogue within the Mokṣa-dharma section of Śānti Parva, identifying the chapter count and situating the discourse within the larger epic structure.