Shloka 276
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि माण्डव्यजनकसंवादे षट्सप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi māṇḍavyajanakasaṃvāde ṣaṭsaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》中《寂静篇》之《解脱法门》部分，曼陀毗耶与阇那迦王之对话——第二百七十六章——宣告结束。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter in the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva. Its ethical-literary function is to frame the preceding teaching as part of a structured transmission of dharma and mokṣa instruction—here, presented through the authoritative dialogue of a sage (Māṇḍavya) and an exemplary king (Janaka).
The text signals the conclusion of the Māṇḍavya–Janaka conversation and identifies the location of that teaching within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section, specifying the chapter count as the 276th chapter.