Shloka 273
Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ
Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि चतु:प्राश्निको नाम त्रिसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi catuḥpraśniko nāma trisaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Śānti Parva at lalo na sa bahaging Mokṣa-dharma, nagwakas ang ika-273 kabanata—na tinatawag na “Ang Apat na Tanong (at ang mga Sagot).” Ipinahihiwatig ng pangwakas na kolofon ang pagtatapos ng isang yugto ng pagtuturo na inihain bilang aral ni Bhīṣma hinggil sa dharmang nakatuon sa paglaya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks the completion of a Mokṣa-dharma teaching unit titled “Four Questions (and their Answers),” situating the instruction within Bhīṣma’s broader guidance on dharma oriented toward liberation.
The text formally closes the chapter: the narrator/editorial voice indicates that, within the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, the 273rd chapter named “Catuḥpraśnika” has ended—signaling a transition to the next unit of Bhīṣma’s discourse.