Shloka 96
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें छत्रदान और उपानहदानकी प्रशंसानामक छानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi chatradāna-upānahadāna-praśaṃsā-nāmakaḥ ṣaṇṇavati-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim termina o nonagésimo sexto capítulo do Anuśāsana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, na seção sobre o dharma da doação (Dāna-dharma), intitulado “Em louvor do dom de um guarda-chuva e do dom de calçado”. Em sentido ético, este colofão final ressalta que até dádivas simples e práticas—que protegem e amparam os outros na vida diária—são tidas como atos meritórios de dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the dharmic value of practical charity: gifts that protect (umbrella) and enable movement (footwear) are praised as meritorious because they directly relieve hardship and support daily life.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the chapter titled “Praise of the gift of an umbrella and footwear,” within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva, has concluded.