Shloka 1346
तावत् संवत्सरा: प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मलोकेडस्यथ धीमत: । मेघ जम्बूद्वीपमें जितने जलबिन्दुओंकी वर्षा करता है, उतने हजार वर्षोतक उस बुद्धिमान् पुरुषका ब्रह्मलोकमें निवास बताया गया है
tāvat saṃvatsarāḥ proktā brahmaloke yathā dhīmataḥ | megho jambūdvīpe yāvanto jalabindūn varṣati tāvantaḥ sahasra-varṣāṇi tasya dhīmataḥ puruṣasya brahmaloke nivāsaḥ proktaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “So many years are declared for the wise man’s stay in Brahmaloka: as many drops of water as a rain-cloud pours down upon Jambūdvīpa, for that many thousands of years is his residence in Brahmaloka said to last.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the immense, almost immeasurable reward (in duration) that accrues to a wise and meritorious person: spiritual merit leads to a prolonged stay in the highest heavenly realm, expressed through a vast natural simile (countless raindrops).
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma and the fruits of righteous conduct, describes the length of residence in Brahmaloka for a wise person, using the number of raindrops falling on Jambūdvīpa as a measure for ‘thousands of years’ of heavenly dwelling.