मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
तत्र तत्र हि सिद्धार्थों देवकन्याभिरच्र्यते । फलं॑ बहुसुवर्णस्य यज्ञस्य लभते नर:
tatra tatra hi siddhārtho devakanyābhir arcayate | phalaṁ bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate naraḥ ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Allí, en cada uno de esos reinos, el hombre cuyo propósito se ha cumplido es honrado por doncellas celestiales. Obtiene el fruto del mérito igual al de un sacrificio realizado con abundante oro.»
भीष्म उवाच
Bhīṣma emphasizes that righteous accomplishment brings honor and a high spiritual reward—comparable to the merit of an opulent, gold-endowed sacrifice—showing that moral-spiritual attainment is recognized and recompensed.
Bhīṣma describes the post-attainment condition of a successful person: in those higher realms he is revered by celestial maidens and receives the same merit-fruit as one would gain from performing a lavish sacrifice.