Shloka 80
Suvarṇa-janma and Dakṣiṇā-Māhātmya
Origin and Supremacy of Gold as Ritual Fee
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि गोप्रदानिके अशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi gopradānike aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతంలోని అనుశాసనపర్వమున దానధర్మపర్వములో ‘గోప్రదాన’మనే ఎనభైవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter focused on dāna-dharma, specifically go-pradāna (donating cows). It signals that the preceding discourse should be read as a coherent ethical instruction on righteous giving and its religious-social value.
Bhīṣma’s instruction concludes a chapter; the text formally closes the unit by naming the larger book (Anuśāsana Parva), the thematic section (dāna-dharma), the specific topic (go-pradāna), and the chapter number (80th).