Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 159
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि दुर्वासोभिक्षा नाम एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi durvāsobhikṣā nāma ekonaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of giving—ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-ninth chapter, entitled “Durvāsā’s Request for Alms.” This closing colophon frames the episode as a teaching on generosity and right conduct in responding to a holy person’s demand, emphasizing that charity is to be offered with reverence and without resentment.
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The colophon situates the chapter within dāna-dharma, implying that the episode’s ethical focus is on proper giving—meeting requests for alms with respect, generosity, and steadiness of mind, rather than with irritation or pride.
This line is a concluding colophon: it marks the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva and names it “Durvāsā’s Request for Alms,” indicating that the preceding narrative centered on Durvāsā approaching for bhikṣā and the moral implications of the response.