Shloka 135
Agastya-Māhātmya and Vasiṣṭha’s Protection of the Ādityas
Khalina Daityas; Sarayū Etiology
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि भोज्याभोज्यान्नकथनं नाम पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi bhojyābhojyānnakathanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of giving—concludes the one-hundred-and-thirty-fifth chapter, entitled “The Discourse on Foods that are Fit and Unfit to Eat.” This closing colophon frames the teaching as an ethical guide: charity and right conduct are inseparable from discernment about purity, restraint, and what one should accept or avoid as food.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon signals that the chapter’s instruction concerns ethical discernment about food—what is permissible (bhojya) and impermissible (abhojya)—presented within the broader framework of dāna-dharma, where purity, restraint, and right choice support righteous living and responsible giving.
This line is a formal closing statement (colophon) marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva. It identifies the larger book (parva), the internal section (dāna-dharma), and the chapter’s title/theme (bhojyābhojyānnakathana).