The wheel of fortune turned in favor of young Bozorgmehr, whose star began to shine brightly over the Iranian realm, bringing immense joy to the formidable heart of King Khosrow Anushirvan. The monarch, whose spirit was anchored in justice and whose mind flourished with wisdom, had transformed his imperial court into a sanctuary for sages and keepers of secrets. Seventy articulate scholars and vigilant mobads were constantly maintained at court, provided with every royal comfort, so that whenever the King found respite from statecraft, dispensation of justice, and festive banquets, he could adorn his soul with fresh teachings.
Among these learned men stood Bozorgmehr—handsome, eloquent, and possessed of an extraordinarily acute intellect. He devoted himself to the pursuit of knowledge with such vigor that he soon surpassed the most venerable philosophers, astrologers, and scholars of the empire. Recognizing the rare brilliance of his era and hungering for deeper truths, King Anushirvan sat at his royal banquet table one day and commanded that all the most vigilant mobads, quick-witted sages, and secrets-seekers of the realm be gathered into a grand council of wisdom.