Shloka 39
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
इति श्रीमहा भारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि नारदागमनपर्वणि श्राद्धदाने एकोनचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśramavāsike parvaṇi nāradāgamanaparvaṇi śrāddhadāne ekonacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Āśramavāsika Parva, in the section concerning Nārada’s arrival, the chapter on the offering of śrāddha and the giving of gifts concludes—this being the thirty-ninth chapter.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon frames the episode as dharma-centered: honoring ancestors through śrāddha and receiving guidance through a sage’s presence. It emphasizes continuity of moral duty even after great upheavals—ritual remembrance and rightful giving sustain social and spiritual order.
This line is a concluding colophon marking the end of the chapter: it identifies the larger work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Āśramavāsika), the internal section (Nārada’s arrival), and the chapter’s focus (the giving of śrāddha), stating that this is the thirty-ninth adhyāya.