तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने पञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānupraśne pañcapañcāśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Śānti Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Mokṣa-dharma—nagwakas ang ika-255 na kabanata, sa konteksto ng pagtatanong ni Śuka. Ito ay isang pangwakas na kolofon na nagmamarka ng pagtatapos ng kabanata, hindi isang taludtod ng aral na binigkas sa salaysay.
भीष्म उवाच
This line is a colophon (ending formula), not a teaching verse. Its function is to identify the textual location—Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section—and to mark the completion of the chapter connected with Śuka’s inquiry.
No narrative action occurs here; it is the editorial/recitational closure of the chapter, signaling that the discussion framed as Śuka’s questions has reached the end of this adhyāya.