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 ||
在Pauloma篇中，叙述婆利古（Bhṛgu）族的扩展与世系史；在Āstīka篇中，则讲述一切那伽（Nāga）以及迦楼罗（Garuḍa）的起源，以此点明后续诸段各自所要铺陈的主旨。
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.