Shloka 66
राजा-दैवतत्वम् — The King as a Stabilizing ‘Daivata’ (Divine Function) in Social Order
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वरमें चारों आश्रमोंके धर्मका वर्णनविषयक छाछठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi catvāri āśramāṇāṃ dharmasya varṇana-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中《王法教诫》（Rājadharmānuśāsana）部分，论述四住期（āśrama）之法的第三十六章告终。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter whose core subject is āśrama-dharma—the ethical duties appropriate to the four stages of life—presented within the broader framework of rājadharma (royal duty and governance).
Bhīṣma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva reaches the end of a chapter; the text formally closes the unit that discussed the duties of the four āśramas within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section.