Shloka 51
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
इन्द्रलोकाभिगमन पर्व ज्ञेयमत: परम् । नलोपाख्यानमपि च धार्मिक करुणोदयम्,तत्पश्चात् इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनपर्व है, फिर धार्मिक तथा करुणोत्पादक नलोपाख्यानपर्व है
indralokābhigamana-parva jñeyam ataḥ param | nalopākhyānam api ca dhārmika-karuṇodayam |
त्यानंतर इंद्रलोकाभिगमन-पर्व जाणावे. त्यानंतर धर्ममय व करुणा जागविणारे नलोपाख्यान-पर्वही येते.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames certain episodes as ethically formative: the Nala narrative is highlighted as dhārmika (dharma-centered) and as one that evokes karuṇā (compassion), implying that epic storytelling is meant to cultivate moral discernment and empathetic sensitivity.
The speaker is enumerating/pointing to successive parvas: first the ‘Indraloka-visit’ section is to be understood, and then the ‘Nala-upākhyāna’ follows, characterized as a righteous and compassion-arousing episode.