Shloka 183
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भुगु और भरद्वाजसंवादके प्रसंगर्में मानसभूतोंकी उत्पत्तिका वर्णणविषयक एक सौ तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgu-bharadvāja-saṃvāda-prasaṅge mānasabhūtānām utpatti-varṇana-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中，名为“Gokṣa-dharma Parva”之段落的一百八十三章告终。本章置于婆利古（Bhṛgu）与婆罗陀婆阇（Bharadvāja）之对话脉络之中，专述心生众类（mind-born beings）之起源。章末题记（colophon）标示此单元圆满，并将此教诲安置于对创生与众生本性之反思与伦理探究之中。
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon indicates that the chapter’s focus is the account of the origin of mānasa-bhūtas—beings described as arising from mind—framed within a dharma-oriented inquiry by sages. It signals a reflective, metaphysical teaching typical of the Śānti Parva, where understanding origins supports ethical discernment and inner peace.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the 183rd chapter has ended, identifies its placement within the Śānti Parva and the Gokṣa-dharma sub-section, and notes that it occurs during the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja dialogue, with the chapter’s subject being the description of the origin of mind-born beings.