Shloka 90
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
पौलोमे भृगुवंशस्य विस्तार: परिकीर्तित: । आस्तीके सर्वनागानां गरुडस्य च सम्भव:,पौष्यपर्वमें उत्तंकके माहात्म्यका वर्णन है। पौलोमपर्वमें भूगुवंशके विस्तारका वर्णन है। आस्तीकपर्वमें सब नागों तथा गरुड़की उत्पत्तिकी कथा है
Paulome bhṛguvaṁśasya vistāraḥ parikīrtitaḥ | Āstīke sarvanāgānāṁ garuḍasya ca sambhavaḥ ||
Sa bahaging Pauloma, isinasalaysay ang paglawak at kasaysayan ng angkan ni Bhṛgu. Sa bahaging Āstīka, ikinukuwento ang pinagmulan ng lahat ng Nāga at pati ni Garuḍa—upang ipahiwatig kung ano ang pangunahing ilalarawan ng mga susunod na yugto.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a thematic guide: it frames the epic’s method of teaching dharma through remembered lineages and origin-stories, showing how understanding beginnings (sambhava) and family-lines (vaṁśa) provides moral and cultural context for later events.
The text is outlining the contents of upcoming sections: the Pauloma episode will detail the Bhṛgu clan’s expansion, and the Āstīka episode will narrate the origins of the serpent races and of Garuḍa.