This work is a tree, the chapter of contents is its seed, the divisions Pauloma and Astika are its roots, the Sambhava is its trunk, the books (Parvas) Sabha and Aranya are the roosting perches, Arani is the knitting knot.
संग्रहाध्यायबीजो वै पौलोमास्तीकमूलवान्। संभवस्कन्धविस्तार: सभारण्यविटङ्कवान्॥