Shloka 333
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपरवके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवजीकी ऊर्ध्वगतिके वर्णनकी समाप्ति नामक तीन सौ तैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-me śukadeva-jī-kī ūrdhvagati-ke varṇana-kī samāpti nāmaka trī-śata-triṁśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Như vậy, chương thứ ba trăm ba mươi ba của phần Mokṣadharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, mang nhan đề “Sự hoàn tất việc mô tả con đường thăng thượng của Śukadeva (giải thoát tối hậu)”, đã kết thúc.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, it signals the completion of a Mokṣadharma teaching-unit: Śukadeva’s ‘upward course’ exemplifies the ideal of liberation through detachment and higher realization, framing mokṣa as the culmination of dharma beyond worldly aims.
This line is the chapter-ending notice (colophon) stating that the chapter describing Śukadeva’s ascent/ultimate passage has concluded within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva.