Shloka 84
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि सुवर्णोत्पत्तिर्नाम चतुरशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi suvarṇotpattir nāma caturaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of gifts—ends the eighty-fourth chapter, entitled “The Origin of Gold.” This closing formula marks the completion of Bhīṣma’s instruction on charitable duty, framing the narrative as a moral teaching on the sanctity and proper understanding of giving.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon concluding the chapter; it frames the preceding discourse as instruction in dāna-dharma (the ethical duty of giving) and signals that the chapter’s theme concerns suvarṇotpatti, the origin and significance of gold in the context of charity.
The text is closing the eighty-fourth chapter within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-dharma section. It is not a spoken verse of narrative action but an editorial/end-of-chapter marker indicating the chapter title and placement.