Shloka 67
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें जलदानका माहात्म्यविषयक सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi jaladānasya māhātmyaviṣayakaḥ saptasaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le soixante-septième chapitre, consacré à la grandeur du don d’eau, au sein de la section du Dāna-dharma de l’Anuśāsana Parva du Mahābhārata sacré. La note finale rappelle l’accent moral de l’épopée : même les présents les plus simples, qui soutiennent la vie—tels que l’eau—sont exaltés comme de puissants actes de dharma et de compassion.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s framing highlights that dāna (charitable giving) is a central expression of dharma, and that offering water—basic, universally needed, and life-sustaining—is especially meritorious because it directly relieves suffering and supports life.
This line is a colophon-style conclusion marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section. It signals that the discussion on the greatness of gifting water has been completed (traditionally within Bhīṣma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira).