Shloka 71
गोप्रदानविधिः (Gopradāna-vidhi) — Procedure and Praise of Cow-Gifting
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें यमराजका वाक्य नामक इकह्तत्तवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame Yamarājasya vākya-nāmaka ekasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Anuśāsana Parva—khususnya pada bahagian Dāna-dharma Parva (perihal dharma pemberian)—selesailah bab ketujuh puluh satu yang berjudul “Wacana Yama”. Kolofon ini menandai tamatnya satu rangkaian pengajaran, menegaskan tuntunan etika melalui kata-kata berwibawa Yama tentang perilaku benar dan kemurahan hati.
नाचिकेत उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter framed as Yama’s authoritative instruction within the Dāna-dharma section; its ethical thrust is that dharma is taught through disciplined guidance, with special emphasis on the moral weight of giving and righteous conduct.
Rather than advancing plot, the text signals closure: it announces that the seventy-first chapter—titled “Yama’s Discourse”—within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section has been completed.