तस्य पित्रा स दृष्टस्तु सामुद्रज्ञो विदुत्तमः । हास्यस्य कारणं पृष्टो विस्मयान्वितचेतसा
tasya pitrā sa dṛṣṭastu sāmudrajño viduttamaḥ | hāsyasya kāraṇaṃ pṛṣṭo vismayānvitacetasā
その子の父は、徴(しるし)を読み取ることに長けた最上の知者を見て、驚きに満ちた心で、その微笑の理由を尋ねた。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The father notices the eminent sign-reader (sāmudrajña) smiling; with hands folded and eyes widened in wonder, he asks the reason, while the child remains nearby.
Wonder leads to inquiry; dharmic life values asking the wise to understand the hidden causes behind events.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where sages, knowers, and pilgrims encounter teachings on karma and fate.
None; the verse introduces a question that will prompt dharmic action later.