Shloka 61
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
यानसन्धिस्तत: पर्व भगवद्यानमेव च । मातलीयमुपाख्यानं चरितं गालवस्य च,इसके पश्चात् यानसन्धि तथा भगवदयानपर्व है, इसीमें मातलिका उपाख्यान, गालव- चरित, सावित्र, वामदेव तथा वैन्य-उपाख्यान, जामदग्न्य और षोडशराजिक-उपाख्यान आते हैं
yānasaṃdhis tataḥ parva bhagavadyānam eva ca | mātalīyam upākhyānaṃ caritaṃ gālavasya ca ||
继而是名为《行旅和议篇》（Yānasaṃdhi）的一段，其后为《神圣出使篇》（Bhagavad-yāna）之篇。在这些篇章中，收录了关于摩多利（Mātali）的故事与迦罗婆（Gālava）事迹的记述——并兼有其他著名支线叙事，以典范人生与可资鉴戒的先例阐明达摩（dharma）。
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a structural guide: it signals that the epic teaches dharma not only through the main plot but also through embedded upākhyānas (illustrative tales). These subsidiary narratives present models of right conduct, the consequences of choices, and standards for rulers and seekers.
The speaker is enumerating the upcoming divisions of the Ādi Parva, naming the Yānasaṃdhi and Bhagavad-yāna sections and noting that within them appear the Mātali episode and the story of Gālava, among other sub-narratives.