Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 225
Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā
Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें श्रीयंनिधाननामक दो सौ पचीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvaṇi antargata-gokṣadharmaparvaṇi śrīyaṃnidhāna-nāmakaḥ dviśata-pañcaviṃśatitamādhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-225 kabanata, na tinatawag na “Śrīyaṃnidhāna,” sa loob ng bahaging Gokṣa-dharma ng Śānti Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata. Ang panandang pangwakas na ito’y hudyat ng pagtatapos ng isang yunit ng aral tungkol sa dharma, at nagsasara sa talakayang iniuugnay dito kay Bhishma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter within Śānti Parva, indicating that the preceding discourse on dharma has reached its formal close.
The text signals the end of Adhyāya 225 titled “Śrīyaṃnidhāna” within the Gokṣa-dharma subdivision of Śānti Parva, concluding the segment attributed to Bhīṣma’s instruction.