Shloka 168
इस प्रकार व्यासनिर्मित श्रीमयहाभारत शतसाहसी संहितारें अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मस्वगरिहणपर्वमें दानधर्म तथा भीष्म-युधिष्ठिरसंवादके प्रसंगरें भीष्मजीकी मुक्ति नामक एक सौ अड़्सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ vyāsa-nirmita-śrī-mahābhārata-śata-sāhasrī-saṃhitāyām anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa-parvaṇi dāna-dharma tathā bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-prasaṅge bhīṣma-jī-mukti-nāmaka eka-śata-aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
至此，《摩诃婆罗多》光辉巨著（毗耶娑所作）之《教诫篇》（Anuśāsana Parva）中，隶属“毗湿摩升天”一段、以布施之法与毗湿摩—坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）对话为背景的第168章——名为《毗湿摩解脱》——宣告终了。此结语（colophon）标记本单元完成，并以毗湿摩之解脱作为关于慷慨与正行教诲的伦理归结。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights that the chapter’s ethical center is dāna-dharma—right giving as a key expression of dharma—culminating in Bhīṣma’s ‘mukti,’ suggesting that disciplined righteousness and generosity are integral to spiritual release.
This is a concluding notice: Vaiśaṃpāyana signals the completion of Adhyāya 168, titled “Bhīṣma’s Liberation,” situated within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional dialogue between Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira and within the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s ascent to heaven.