Shloka 244
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने चतुश्नत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānupraśne catuḥṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-264 na kabanata sa bahaging Mokṣadharma ng Śānti Parva ng kagalang-galang na Mahābhārata, sa salaysay ng “pagtatanong ni Śuka”—ang pormal na pagsasara ng aral hinggil sa paglaya at pagtalikod sa pagkapit.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Mokṣadharma teachings, framing the surrounding material as instruction oriented toward liberation (mokṣa) and the disciplines that support it.
The text formally closes a chapter situated in the Śuka-anupraśna (Śuka’s inquiry) context within the Mokṣadharma section of the Śānti Parva, indicating a transition point before the next chapter begins.