Shloka 183
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भुगु और भरद्वाजसंवादके प्रसंगर्में मानसभूतोंकी उत्पत्तिका वर्णणविषयक एक सौ तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgu-bharadvāja-saṃvāda-prasaṅge mānasabhūtānām utpatti-varṇana-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-183 kabanata ng Śānti Parva sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng bahaging tinatawag na Gokṣa-dharma Parva. Ang kabanatang ito’y nagaganap sa konteksto ng pag-uusap nina Bhṛgu at Bharadvāja, at nakatuon sa paglalarawan ng pinagmulan ng mga nilalang na isinilang mula sa isip (mind-born). Ang pangwakas na tala (colophon) ay nagmamarka ng pagtatapos ng yunit na ito at inilalagay ang aral sa mapagnilay na pagsisiyasat na etikal hinggil sa paglikha at sa kalikasan ng mga nilalang.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon indicates that the chapter’s focus is the account of the origin of mānasa-bhūtas—beings described as arising from mind—framed within a dharma-oriented inquiry by sages. It signals a reflective, metaphysical teaching typical of the Śānti Parva, where understanding origins supports ethical discernment and inner peace.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the 183rd chapter has ended, identifies its placement within the Śānti Parva and the Gokṣa-dharma sub-section, and notes that it occurs during the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja dialogue, with the chapter’s subject being the description of the origin of mind-born beings.