Shloka 18
मयूरहंसयुक्तं च विमानं लभते नर: । सप्तर्षीणां सदा लोके सो5प्सरोभिव॑सेत् सह
mayūrahāṃsayuktaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | saptarṣīṇāṃ sadā loke so 'psarobhiḥ vaset saha ||
সে ব্যক্তি ময়ূর ও হংসযুক্ত এক দিব্য বিমান লাভ করে এবং সপ্তর্ষিদের লোকেতে অপ্সরাদের সঙ্গে সর্বদা বাস করে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a karmic-fruit teaching: righteous conduct (as described in the surrounding discourse) yields exalted posthumous results—symbolized by a splendid vimāna and residence in lofty celestial realms among revered beings.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Anuśāsana Parva, he describes the specific heavenly attainments granted to a person who fulfills the prescribed dharmic practice being discussed, portraying the reward as a peacock-and-swan-yoked vimāna and dwelling in the Saptarṣi realm with Apsarās.