Shloka 286
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत शान्तिपवकि अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें सम और नारदजीका संवादविषयक दो सौ छियासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi sama-nārada-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
یوں شری مہابھارت کے شانتِی پَرو کے تحت موکش دھرم پَرو میں سم اور رشی نارَد کے مکالمے سے متعلق دو سو چھیاسیواں ادھیائے مکمل ہوا۔
समड़ उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it indicates the completion of a chapter whose subject is the Sama–Nārada dialogue within Mokṣadharma. The implied context is the Mokṣadharma emphasis on liberation-oriented dharma—ethical restraint, inner discipline, and insight—presented through instructive conversation.
The text formally closes the chapter, stating that the two hundred and eighty-sixth adhyāya—focused on the dialogue between Sama and Nārada—has ended within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary marker.