Shloka 27
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
भार्गवस्त्वाह सर्वज्ञ: प्रह्मादस्य महात्मन: । ज्ञानमस्ति विशेषेणेत्युक्तो हृष्टश्न सो5भवत्,तब सर्वज्ञ शुक्राचार्यने कहा--“महात्मा प्रह्नादको इससे विशेष श्रेयका ज्ञान है।' यह सुनकर इन्द्र बड़े प्रसन्न हुए
bhārgavas tv āha sarvajñaḥ prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ | jñānam asti viśeṣeṇety ukto hṛṣṭaḥ sa abhavat, tataḥ sarvajñaḥ śukrācāryaṇe kahā—“mahātmā prahrādako isse viśeṣa śreyakā jñāna hai.” iti śrutvā indraḥ baḍe prasannaḥ abhavat |
The Bhārgava sage, famed as all-knowing, declared that the great-souled Prahlāda possesses a distinctive and superior knowledge. Hearing this assurance from Śukrācārya, Indra was greatly pleased—taking it as proof that true welfare rests in higher wisdom, not in power alone.
घतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
True śreyas (lasting welfare) is grounded in higher knowledge and virtue; even divine power respects and rejoices in the presence of superior spiritual insight.
Śukrācārya (the Bhārgava), described as all-knowing, states that Prahlāda possesses a special, superior knowledge of what is truly beneficial; hearing this, Indra becomes very pleased.