Shloka 3
कथं च बालस्य सतः: सूक्ष्मज्ञाने गता मतिः । यथा नान्यस्य लोके5स्मिन् द्वितीयस्येह कस्यचित्,शुकदेवजी अभी बालक थे तो भी सूक्ष्मज्ञानमें उनकी बुद्धि कैसे लगी? इस संसारमें उनके सिवा दूसरे किसीकी ऐसी बुद्धि नहीं देखी गयी
kathaṃ ca bālasya sataḥ sūkṣmajñāne gatā matiḥ | yathā nānyasya loke 'smin dvitīyasyeha kasyacit ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «¿Cómo pudo la mente de Śuka—siendo aún un niño—reposar en un conocimiento sutil y penetrante? En este mundo no he visto a nadie más, como un segundo, con tal intelecto».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights wonder at extraordinary spiritual maturity: true insight (sūkṣma-jñāna) can manifest even in youth, suggesting that inner readiness for knowledge is not strictly dependent on age but on innate disposition, prior cultivation, and clarity of mind.
Yudhiṣṭhira, hearing about Śukadeva’s exceptional wisdom, asks how Śuka—despite being a child—developed such subtle understanding, noting that he has not seen anyone else comparable in this world.