Shloka 67
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें जलदानका माहात्म्यविषयक सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi jaladānasya māhātmyaviṣayakaḥ saptasaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ikaanimnapu’t pitong kabanata, hinggil sa kadakilaan ng pag-aalay ng tubig, sa bahaging Dāna-dharma ng Anuśāsana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata. Ipinahihiwatig ng pangwakas na tala na maging ang payak na kaloob na nagtataguyod ng buhay—gaya ng tubig—ay itinatanghal bilang makapangyarihang gawa ng dharma at habag.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s framing highlights that dāna (charitable giving) is a central expression of dharma, and that offering water—basic, universally needed, and life-sustaining—is especially meritorious because it directly relieves suffering and supports life.
This line is a colophon-style conclusion marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section. It signals that the discussion on the greatness of gifting water has been completed (traditionally within Bhīṣma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira).