Shloka 24
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच विशेषो<स्ति महांस्तात भार्गवस्य महात्मन: । अत्रागमय भद्र ते भूय एव सुरर्षभ,बृहस्पतिने कहा--तात! सुरश्रेष्ठी इससे भी विशेष महत्त्वपूर्ण वस्तुका ज्ञान महात्मा शुक्राचार्यको है। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। तुम उन्हींके पास जाकर पुनः उस वस्तुका ज्ञान प्राप्त करो
Bṛhaspatir uvāca: viśeṣo 'sti mahāṁs tāta Bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | atrāgamaya bhadra te bhūya eva surarṣabha ||
Bṛhaspati said: “Dear child, the great-souled Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) possesses a far more exceptional and weighty understanding of this matter. May good befall you, O best of the gods. Go to him there, and once again obtain the knowledge of that truth.”
घतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
True learning requires humility: even a revered teacher may direct a seeker to another authority who knows the subject more deeply. The ethical ideal is to prioritize truth and competence over pride or institutional loyalty.
Bṛhaspati, speaking to the addressed ‘best of the gods’ (commonly understood as Indra in this context), acknowledges that Śukrācārya (Bhārgava) has a more profound grasp of the matter under discussion and instructs the listener to approach Śukra to learn it again properly.