Shloka 34
पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि पृथ्वीवासुदेवसंवादे चतुस्त्रिंशो 5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi pṛthvī-vāsudeva-saṃvāde catuḥstriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Anuśāsana Parva—em especial na seção sobre o dharma da dádiva (Dāna-dharma)—encerra-se o trigésimo quarto capítulo, apresentado como o diálogo entre a Terra (Pṛthvī) e Vāsudeva. Este colofão assinala o fecho do contexto de ensinamento no qual os princípios éticos da caridade são moldurados por uma conversa sagrada.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the ethical instruction as belonging to the dāna-dharma (the duty and right practice of giving) and situates it within a sacred dialogue, underscoring that charity is treated as a formal, scripturally grounded component of dharma.
The text is closing a chapter: it announces that, within the Anuśāsana Parva’s section on charity, the chapter connected with the conversation between Pṛthvī (Earth) and Vāsudeva has concluded.