Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि लोभनिरूपणे त्रिषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi lobhanirūpaṇe triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
至此,《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》(Śānti Parva)中《急难法》(Āpaddharma)一部,论述“贪欲”(lobha)之性相与作用的第一百六十三章告终。此结语表明:毗湿摩关于贪欲如何扭曲判断、动摇并损害达摩,尤其在危难之际更甚的开示,至此圆满。
भीष्म उवाच
The chapter’s framing theme is lobha (greed): it is treated as a powerful inner fault that can override discernment and lead one away from dharma. In the Āpaddharma context, the implied lesson is that even under pressure or scarcity, one must recognize greed’s disguises and restrain it so that necessary action does not become unethical excess.
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section. It identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Śānti Parva), the subsection (Āpaddharma), and the chapter’s topic (analysis of greed), indicating the completion of Bhīṣma’s instructional discourse.