Shloka 86
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि तारकवधोपाख्यानं नाम षडशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi tārakavadhopākhyānaṃ nāma ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Anuśāsana Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Dānadharma—nagtatapos ang ikawalongpu’t anim na kabanata na pinamagatang “Ang Salaysay ng Pagpaslang kay Tāraka.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma section, framing the preceding story as an instructive exemplum: narratives are presented as vehicles for dharma-teaching, here situated under the ethical domain of giving and right conduct.
The text signals closure: it announces that the episode called “Tāraka’s slaying” has concluded and identifies its placement—within the Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma subsection—as the eighty-sixth chapter.