Shloka 82
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
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Anuśāsana Parva—lalo na sa bahagi hinggil sa dharma ng mga handog—nagtatapos ang ikawalongpu’t limang kabanata na pinamagatang “Ang Banal na Pag-uusap tungkol sa Baka.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.