Shloka 316
Aśoka-śāstra: Nārada’s Instruction on the Cessation of Śoka
Grief
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपवके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़्वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-ṣoḍaśottara-adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
至此，《摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中“解脱法”（Mokṣa-dharma）一节，叙述圣者耶若婆迦（Yājñavalkya）与阇那迦王（Janaka）对话的第三百一十六章圆满结束。叙事以正式的结语，宣告这段以教诲为旨的问答已告终篇。
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it signals that the chapter’s instruction is framed as a dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka within the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva, emphasizing liberation-oriented dharma and reflective inquiry.
The text formally concludes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma section) and its subject (the dialogue of Yājñavalkya and Janaka), functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of doctrine.