Shloka 50
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
अर्जुनस्याभिगमनं पर्व ज्ञेयमत: परम् | ईश्वरार्जुनयोर्युद्धे पर्व कैरातसंज्ञितम्,इसके बाद अर्जुनाभिगमनपर्व जानना चाहिये और फिर कैरातपर्व आता है, जिसमें सर्वेश्वर भगवान् शिव तथा अर्जुनके युद्धका वर्णन है
arjunasya abhigamanaṁ parva jñeyam ataḥ param | īśvarārjunayor yuddhe parva kairātasaṁjñitam |
এরপর অর্জুনাভিগমন-পর্ব জেনে নিতে হবে। তারপর কৈরাত-পর্ব আসে, যেখানে সর্বেশ্বর ভগবান শিব ও অর্জুনের যুদ্ধের বর্ণনা আছে।
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames a moral-spiritual pattern: sincere approach (abhigamana) and disciplined effort are followed by a divine test. The divine may confront the aspirant as an opponent, refining courage, humility, and steadfastness before bestowing favor.
It announces the order of episodes: first the ‘Arjuna’s Approach’ section, then the ‘Kirāta’ section, where Śiva—disguised as a hunter (Kirāta)—engages Arjuna in combat, a famed encounter leading to recognition of the divine and the granting of boons.