Shloka 70
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
ततो द्रोणवध: पर्व विज्ञेयं लोमहर्षणम् । मोक्षो नारायणास्त्रस्य पर्वानन्तरमुच्यते,फिर रोंगटे खड़े कर देनेवाला द्रोणवधपर्व जानना चाहिये। तदनन्तर नारायणास्त्रमोक्षपर्व कहा गया है
tato droṇavadhaḥ parva vijñeyaṁ lomaharṣaṇam | mokṣo nārāyaṇāstrasya parvānantaram ucyate ||
Puis il faut connaître le Parva nommé «La mise à mort de Droṇa», épisode qui fait se hérisser les cheveux. Après cela, l’on dit que vient le Parva de «La libération de l’arme de Nārāyaṇa».
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a structural signpost: it highlights that certain war-episodes are morally and emotionally intense (lomaharṣaṇa) and that the epic’s narration carefully orders events—first the grave turning-point of Droṇa’s death, then the consequential release of a divine weapon—inviting reflection on how actions in war trigger escalating outcomes.
The narrator indicates the upcoming/next major sections of the Mahābhārata: the ‘Droṇavadha Parva’ (the episode of Droṇa’s killing) is to be recognized as a thrilling, hair-raising portion, and after it comes the ‘Nārāyaṇāstra-mokṣa Parva,’ describing the discharge of the Nārāyaṇa weapon.