Shloka 92
अलोभोपाख्यानम् — शुनःसख-यातुधानी-संवादः
The Allegory of Non-Greed: Śunaḥsakha and the Yātudhānī
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि श्राद्धकल्पे द्विनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrāddhakalpe dvinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Anuśāsana Parva—lalo na sa bahagi tungkol sa dharma ng pagbibigay, sa ritwal at tuntunin hinggil sa śrāddha—nagtatapos ang ikasiyamnapu’t dalawang kabanata.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it situates the preceding instruction within the Mahābhārata’s ethical framework, identifying it as part of Bhīṣma’s teachings on dāna-dharma (the duty of giving) and śrāddha-kalpa (proper ancestral rites). The implied emphasis is that charity and ritual responsibility are integral components of dharma.
The chapter concludes. The text formally marks the end of the ninety-second adhyāya within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-dharma section, specifically the portion dealing with śrāddha procedures.