Shloka 159
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि दुर्वासोभिक्षा नाम एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi durvāsobhikṣā nāma ekonaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Anuśāsana Parva—khususnya bahagian tentang dharma pemberian—berakhirlah bab ke-159 yang bertajuk “Permintaan Sedekah Durvāsā”. Kolofon penutup ini membingkai peristiwa tersebut sebagai ajaran tentang kemurahan hati dan tata laku yang benar ketika menyahut tuntutan seorang insan suci, menegaskan bahawa sedekah hendaklah diberikan dengan penuh hormat dan tanpa rasa kesal.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon situates the chapter within dāna-dharma, implying that the episode’s ethical focus is on proper giving—meeting requests for alms with respect, generosity, and steadiness of mind, rather than with irritation or pride.
This line is a concluding colophon: it marks the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva and names it “Durvāsā’s Request for Alms,” indicating that the preceding narrative centered on Durvāsā approaching for bhikṣā and the moral implications of the response.