Shloka 52
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
तीर्थयात्रा ततः पर्व कुरुराजस्य धीमतः । जटासुरवध: पर्व यक्षयुद्धमत: परम्,तदनन्तर बुद्धिमान् कुरुराजका तीर्थयात्रापर्व, जटासुरवधपर्व और उसके बाद यक्षयुद्धपर्व है
tīrthayātrā tataḥ parva kururājasya dhīmataḥ | jaṭāsuravadhaḥ parva yakṣayuddham ataḥ param |
त्यानंतर बुद्धिमान कुरुराजाचे तीर्थयात्रा-पर्व येते. मग जटासुर-वध-पर्व, आणि त्यानंतर यक्ष-युद्ध-पर्व येते.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is shown as multi-dimensional: a ruler’s virtue is expressed through reverence for sacred places (tīrthayātrā), courage and responsibility in protecting others (jaṭāsuravadha), and steadiness when confronted by powerful non-human forces (yakṣayuddha).
This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, listing the next sections in sequence: the Kuru king’s pilgrimage, the episode of Jaṭāsura’s slaying, and then the battle involving Yakṣas.