Shloka 38
Vipula’s Guru-Obedience, Divine Flowers, and the Peril of Others’ Oaths (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—पुष्पप्राप्तिः शपथ-प्रसङ्गश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पंचचूडा और नारदका संवादविषयक अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi pañcacūḍā-nārda-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭātriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the thirty-eighth chapter in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between Pañcacūḍā and Nārada. This closing colophon signals the completion of a teaching episode centered on the ethics of giving and righteous conduct.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse primarily marks closure: it frames the preceding instruction as part of the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parva, specifically within the Dāna-dharma section, emphasizing that the ethical focus is righteous giving and conduct taught through dialogue.
Bhīṣma signals that the thirty-eighth chapter—centered on the conversation between Pañcacūḍā and the sage Nārada within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva—has concluded.