Shloka 77
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
शुकप्रश्नाभिगमन ब्रह्म॒प्रश्नानुशासनम् । प्रादुर्भावश्व दुर्वास: संवादश्वैव मायया,फिर शुकप्रश्नाभिगमन, ब्रह्मप्रश्नानुशासन, दुर्वासाका प्रादुर्भाव और मायासंवादपर्व हैं
śukapraśnābhigamana brahmapraśnānūśāsanam | prādurbhāvaś ca durvāsāḥ saṃvādaś caiva māyayā |
Sinabi ni Rāma: “Ito ang mga bahagi: ang paglapit na kaugnay ng mga tanong ni Śuka; ang pagtuturo hinggil sa mga tanong tungkol kay Brahmā; ang paglitaw ng pantas na si Durvāsā; at ang diyalogo tungkol kay Māyā.”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse signals a learning sequence: sincere questioning leads to structured instruction; encounters with powerful sages test one’s restraint and dharma; and the theme of māyā highlights the need for discernment between appearance and truth.
The speaker (Rāma) enumerates upcoming or constituent narrative units—Śuka’s approach with questions, teachings on Brahmā/Brahman-related questions, the appearance of Durvāsā, and a dialogue connected with Māyā—serving as a thematic outline.