Shloka 132

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

विमाने गगनाकारे सूर्यवैदूर्यसंनिभे

Transliteration

vimāne gaganākāre sūryavaidūryasaṃnibhe

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—এক দিব্য বিমানে, যা আকাশসম বিস্তৃত, সূর্যের ন্যায় দীপ্ত এবং বৈদূর্য-মণির (বিড়ালচোখ) কান্তির সদৃশ জ্যোতির্ময় ছিল।

Word by Word

• विमाने: in the aerial car/palace (vimāna)
• विमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गगन-आकारे: in/with a sky-like form
• गगन-आकारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गगन-आकार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सूर्य-वैदूर्य-संनिभे: in/with (something) resembling sun and vaidūrya (cat's-eye gem)
• सूर्य-वैदूर्य-संनिभे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-वैदूर्य-संनिभ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna
• sūrya
• vaidūrya
• gagana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse’s imagery of a radiant, sky-like vimāna functions as a poetic marker of exalted reward: dharmic merit is portrayed as leading to elevated, luminous states, reinforcing the ethical idea that righteous conduct bears transcendent fruit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a celestial vehicle—vast as the sky and shining like the sun and a precious gem—typically as part of a larger account of someone’s ascent, honor, or reward resulting from virtue, vows, gifts, or disciplined conduct.