Shloka 24

Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच विशेषो<स्ति महांस्तात भार्गवस्य महात्मन: । अत्रागमय भद्र ते भूय एव सुरर्षभ

Transliteration

Bṛhaspatir uvāca: viśeṣo 'sti mahāṁs tāta Bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | atrāgamaya bhadra te bhūya eva surarṣabha ||

Translation

Bṛhaspati disse: “Meu filho, ó melhor dos deuses, há algo ainda mais excepcional e de maior peso do que isto. O magnânimo Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) possui uma compreensão muito mais singular deste assunto. Que o bem te aconteça. Vai até ele e, mais uma vez, obtém o conhecimento dessa verdade.”

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• विशेषः: a distinction; special (matter)
• विशेषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is; exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: dear one; son (voc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भार्गवस्य: of Bhārgava (Śukra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• आगमय: go; approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• भद्रं: good fortune; welfare
• भद्रं: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you; for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• भूयः: again; further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सुरर्षभ: O bull among the gods; O best of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

घतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Sura (the gods, collectively)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.