Shloka 106
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सिंहव्याप्रप्रयुक्तैस्तु मेघनि:स्वननादितैः
siṁha-vyāghra-prayuktaiḥ tu megha-niḥsvana-nāditaiḥ | tataḥ paścāt bahu-saṅkhyakā rathāḥ sānandaṁ vijaya-ghoṣaṁ kurvantaḥ pravartante | teṣu suvarṇa-mayeṣu nirmaleṣu maṅgala-kāriṣu ratheṣu deva-kanyā āruḍhā bhavanti |
Bhīṣma sprach: „Hinter ihnen ziehen unzählige Wagen dahin, mit Löwen und Tigern bespannt und dröhnend wie das tiefe Brausen der Donnerwolken. Mit freudigen Siegesrufen rücken jene Wagen vor—golden, makellos rein und glückverheißend—und himmlische Jungfrauen sind auf ihnen aufgestiegen.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the ideal of auspicious, righteous sovereignty: victory and splendor are portrayed as orderly, joyful, and ‘maṅgala’ (beneficial), suggesting that power is most fitting when aligned with auspiciousness and dharmic order rather than mere violence.
Bhishma describes a grand, otherworldly procession: innumerable chariots thunder forward, dramatically yoked with lions and tigers, proclaiming victory; these radiant, golden chariots are occupied by celestial maidens, heightening the scene’s divine and celebratory tone.