Shloka 18
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
मयूरहंसयुक्तं च विमानं लभते नर: । सप्तर्षीणां सदा लोके सो5प्सरोभिव॑सेत् सह
mayūrahāṃsayuktaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | saptarṣīṇāṃ sadā loke so 'psarobhiḥ vaset saha ||
Bhīṣma said: “That man obtains a celestial aerial car yoked with peacocks and swans, and in the worlds of the Seven Ṛṣis he dwells always, together with the Apsarās.”
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.