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 |
Kasunod nito, dapat maunawaan ang bahaging tinatawag na “Pagdalaw sa Indraloka.” Pagkatapos ay dumarating din ang salaysay ni Nala—isang kuwentong nakaugat sa dharma at nagpapagising ng habag—na inihaharap bilang kasunod na parva.
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.