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 |
继而是叙述睿智的俱卢王朝之王巡礼诸圣地（tīrtha-yātrā）之篇；其后为“诛阇塔苏罗篇”（Jaṭāsura-vadha）；再后则为“与夜叉交战篇”（Yakṣa-yuddha）。此一顺序昭示：正义的王道所受考验，不仅在战阵之中，也在神圣行旅、护持同伴，以及与超越人类境域之众生的相遇之中。
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.