Shloka 88
Śrāddha-pravṛtti-kathana and Varjya-dravya-nirdeśa
Origin and Prohibitions in Śrāddha
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि श्राद्धकल्पेडष्टाशीतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वनें श्राद्धकल्पविषयक अद्डासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrāddhakalpe aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Anuśāsana Parva—en particular, en la sección sobre el dharma del dar—concluye este capítulo octogésimo octavo, que trata del procedimiento y los principios correctos del śrāddha (ritos ancestrales).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter on śrāddha-kalpa within the broader teaching on dāna-dharma. Its ethical emphasis is that ritual acts like śrāddha are framed as duties (dharma) and are closely linked with giving—performed with faith, propriety, and respect for lineage and social-religious order.
The instructional discourse attributed to Bhīṣma reaches a formal chapter-end. The text signals that the eighty-eighth chapter on the rules/procedure of śrāddha, situated inside the Anuśāsana Parva’s section on charity and duty, has concluded.