Shloka 168
इस प्रकार व्यासनिर्मित श्रीमयहाभारत शतसाहसी संहितारें अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मस्वगरिहणपर्वमें दानधर्म तथा भीष्म-युधिष्ठिरसंवादके प्रसंगरें भीष्मजीकी मुक्ति नामक एक सौ अड़्सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ vyāsa-nirmita-śrī-mahābhārata-śata-sāhasrī-saṃhitāyām anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa-parvaṇi dāna-dharma tathā bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-prasaṅge bhīṣma-jī-mukti-nāmaka eka-śata-aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-168 kabanata, na tinatawag na “Pagpapalaya ni Bhīṣma,” sa Anuśāsana Parva ng maringal na Mahābhārata na nilikha ni Vyāsa—sa loob ng bahaging tumatalakay sa pag-akyat ni Bhīṣma sa langit—na nakapaloob sa dharma ng pagbibigay at sa pag-uusap nina Bhīṣma at Yudhiṣṭhira. Itinatala ng kolofon ang pagkatapos ng yunit na ito, at itinatanghal ang paglaya ni Bhīṣma bilang etikal na rurok ng mga aral tungkol sa pagkakawanggawa at matuwid na asal.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights that the chapter’s ethical center is dāna-dharma—right giving as a key expression of dharma—culminating in Bhīṣma’s ‘mukti,’ suggesting that disciplined righteousness and generosity are integral to spiritual release.
This is a concluding notice: Vaiśaṃpāyana signals the completion of Adhyāya 168, titled “Bhīṣma’s Liberation,” situated within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional dialogue between Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira and within the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s ascent to heaven.