Shloka 108
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम् | तत्र कल्पसहसंरं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृते
vimānam uttamaṃ divyam āsthāya sumanoharam | tatra kalpasahasraṃ vai vasate strīśatāvṛte ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে— পৰম উত্তম, দিব্য আৰু অতিশয় মনোহৰ বিমানত আৰূঢ় হৈ, তাত শত শত নাৰীৰে পৰিবৃত হৈ, সি নিশ্চয় সহস্ৰ কল্পকাল বাস কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores karmaphala: righteous or meritorious conduct can yield exalted, long-lasting heavenly enjoyments, depicted through celestial residence, a divine vimāna, and vast cosmic time (kalpas).
Bhīṣma is describing the posthumous reward of a person (contextually, one praised for merit) who ascends a splendid divine vimāna and resides in a heavenly realm for an immense duration, attended by many women—an idiom of celestial prosperity.