Shloka 85
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें सुवर्णकी उत्पत्तिविषयक पचासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame suvarṇasya utpatti-viṣayakaḥ pañcāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि सुवर्णोत्पत्तिविषयोऽध्यायः पञ्चाशीतितमः समाप्तः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine but signals that the instruction belongs to the dharma of giving: wealth (symbolized by gold) is to be understood within ethical restraint and rightful donation, not mere possession.
The text marks the completion of a chapter in which Bhīṣma’s discourse (within Anuśāsana Parva’s Dānadharma section) has treated the origin of gold; this line formally closes that chapter in the Gītā Press presentation.