Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि श्रीगोसंवादो नाम दयशीतितमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrīgosamvādo nāma dyaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతం అనుశాసనపర్వంలోని దానధర్మపర్వంలో ‘శ్రీగోసంవాదం’ అనే ఎనభై ఐదవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.
भीष्म उवाच
As a colophon, the verse signals that the preceding discourse belongs to dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving) and frames the chapter as a focused teaching on the religious and ethical significance of the cow, typically connected with merit, charity, and righteous conduct.
This is the closing formula of the chapter: it marks the end of Anuśāsana Parva, Adhyāya 85, titled “Śrī Go-samvāda,” within the dāna-dharma section, concluding the unit of instruction attributed to Bhīṣma’s discourse.