Shloka 171
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
ताभ्यां च यत्र स मुनिर्यावनं प्रतिपादित: । मान्धातुश्चाप्युपाख्यानं राज्ञोड्त्रैव प्रकीर्तितम्,उन्हीं दोनोंने च्यवन मुनिको बूढ़ेसे जवान बना दिया। राजा मान्धाताकी कथा भी इसी पर्वमें कही गयी है
tābhyāṃ ca yatra sa munir yāvanaṃ pratipāditaḥ | māndhātuś cāpy upākhyānaṃ rājño 'traiva prakīrtitam ||
त्याच दोघांच्या द्वारा तेथे तो मुनि वृद्धत्वातून यौवनास प्राप्त झाला; आणि याच ठिकाणी राजा मान्धात्याचे उपाख्यानही प्रसिद्धरीत्या कथिले आहे.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to two exemplary narratives: the restoration of a sage to youth and the celebrated story of a righteous king. Together they underscore that spiritual power and royal virtue, when aligned with dharma, become worthy of remembrance and instruction.
The text briefly notes that ‘those two’ caused the sage Cyavana to regain youth, and it signals that the episode of King Māndhātṛ is also recounted in the same section, functioning as a transition or index to connected stories.