Shloka 56
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
आदित्यद्वादशं तस्य विमान संविधीयते,उसके लिये बारह सूर्योके समान तेजस्वी विमान प्रस्तुत किया जाता है। बहुमूल्यमणि, मुक्ता और मूँगे उस विमानकी शोभा बढ़ाते हैं। हंसश्रेणीसे परिवेष्टित और नागवीथीसे परिव्याप्त वह विमान कलरव करते हुए मोरों और चक्रवाकोंसे सुशोभित तथा ब्रह्मलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित है। उसके भीतर बड़ी-बड़ी अट्टालिकाएँ बनी हुई हैं। राजन! वह नित्य- निवासस्थान अनेक नर-नारियोंसे भरा हुआ होता है। यह बात महाभाग धर्मज्ञ ऋषि अंगिराने कही थी
ādityadvādaśaṃ tasya vimānaṃ saṃvidhīyate | bahumūlyamaṇi-muktā-pravālair tasya śobhā vardhate | haṃsaśreṇī-pariveṣṭitaṃ nāgavīthyā ca parivyāptaṃ tat vimānaṃ kalaravaṃ kurvad mayūra-cakrāvākaiḥ suśobhitaṃ brahmaloke pratiṣṭhitam | tasya madhye mahānty aṭṭālikāḥ kṛtāḥ | rājan, tat nitya-nivāsasthānaṃ nānā-nara-nārībhiḥ paripūrṇam bhavati | etad aṅgirasā mahābhāgena dharmajñena ṛṣiṇā proktam |
Bhīṣma said: “For him there is prepared a celestial chariot, radiant like twelve suns. Its splendor is enhanced by priceless jewels, pearls, and coral. Encircled by rows of swans and pervaded by the ‘serpent-path’—a winding, luminous course—that chariot resounds with calls, adorned with peacocks and cakravāka birds, and is established in Brahmā’s world. Within it are lofty mansions. O King, that eternal dwelling is filled with many men and women. This was declared by the great and dharma-knowing sage Aṅgiras.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct (dharma) is portrayed as yielding not merely social order on earth but also exalted posthumous attainments—symbolized here by a radiant vimāna and residence in Brahmaloka—affirming a moral universe where merit bears fruit.
Bhishma, instructing the king, describes a magnificent celestial vimāna prepared for a meritorious person, detailing its brilliance, ornaments, auspicious birds, and its establishment in Brahmaloka, and notes that this account was taught by the sage Aṅgiras.