Shloka 235
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ पैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṁ śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayaka dviśata-pañcatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தின் உட்பட்ட மோக்ஷதர்மபர்வத்தில், சுகதேவரின் தொடர்க் கேள்விகளைப் பற்றிய இருநூற்று முப்பத்தைந்தாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line emphasizes the pedagogical value of anuprasna—asking follow-up questions to remove doubt. In Mokṣadharma contexts, disciplined inquiry is treated as a support for right understanding that leads toward liberation-oriented ethics and inner peace.
This is the formal closing statement for a chapter in the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva. It announces that the chapter concerning Śukadeva’s follow-up questions has concluded, marking the end of that unit of instruction.