Shloka 65
Cāturāśramya-dharma—Marks of the Four Āśramas (चातुराश्रम्यधर्मः)
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि इन्द्रमान्धातृसंवादे पज्चषष्टितमो5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi indramāndhātṛsaṃvāde pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில் உள்ள ராஜதர்மானுஷாசனப் பர்வத்தில், இந்திரன்–மாந்தாதா உரையாடலைக் கூறும் அறுபத்திஐந்தாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is a colophon marking the end of a teaching segment: the Indra–Māndhātṛ dialogue is presented as instruction in rājadharma, emphasizing that royal power must be governed by ethical discipline and duty-oriented rule.
Bhīṣma concludes the chapter by formally closing the section: within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction, the sixty-fifth chapter—centered on the conversation between Indra and King Māndhātṛ—has ended.