Shloka 86
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि तारकवधोपाख्यानं नाम षडशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi tārakavadhopākhyānaṃ nāma ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
આ રીતે શ્રીમહાભારતના અનુશાસનપર્વના અંતર્ગત દાનધર્મપર્વમાં ‘તારકવધોપાખ્યાન’ નામનો છ્યાસીતમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma section, framing the preceding story as an instructive exemplum: narratives are presented as vehicles for dharma-teaching, here situated under the ethical domain of giving and right conduct.
The text signals closure: it announces that the episode called “Tāraka’s slaying” has concluded and identifies its placement—within the Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma subsection—as the eighty-sixth chapter.