Shloka 165
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
पुलस्त्यतीर्थयात्रा च नारदेन महर्षिणा । तीर्थयात्रा च तत्रैव पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्,इसके बाद महर्षि नारदने पुलस्त्यतीर्थकी यात्रा करनेकी प्रेरणा दी और महात्मा पाण्डवोंने वहाँकी यात्रा की। यहीं इन्द्रके द्वारा कर्णको कुण्डलोंसे वंचित करनेका तथा राजा गयके यज्ञवैभवका वर्णन किया गया है
pulastyatīrthayātrā ca nāradena maharṣiṇā | tīrthayātrā ca tatraiva pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām ||
Here is described the pilgrimage to Pulastya’s sacred ford, prompted by the great sage Nārada; and, in that same context, the pilgrimage undertaken there by the high-souled Pāṇḍavas. The narrative frame also gestures to related episodes in that section—such as Indra’s stratagem by which Karṇa was deprived of his earrings, and the splendor of King Gaya’s sacrificial rites—showing how holy travel, sage counsel, and the moral testing of heroes intertwine.
राम उवाच