Shloka 287
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि श्रेयोवाचिको नाम सप्ताशीत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śreyovāciko nāma saptāśītyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری مہابھارت کے شانتِی پَرو کے ضمن میں موکش دھرم پَرو کے اندر ‘شرییوواچک’ (اعلیٰ خیر کی گفتگو) نامی دو سو ستاسیواں باب اختتام کو پہنچا۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter titled “Śreyovācika,” indicating that the chapter’s focus is śreyas—ultimate welfare or the highest good—typically framed in Mokṣa-dharma as ethical and spiritual guidance oriented toward liberation.
The text is concluding: it formally states that, within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva and its Mokṣa-dharma section, the 287th chapter named “Śreyovācika” has ended. It functions as an editorial/structural closure rather than a spoken verse advancing the story.