Shloka 72
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
एकस्तम्भं चतुर्द्धारं सप्तभौमं सुमंगलम् । वैजयन्तीसहसैश्न शोभितं गीतनि:स्वनै:
ekastambhaṁ caturdhāraṁ saptabhaumaṁ sumaṅgalam | vaijayantīsahasraiś ca śobhitaṁ gītanisvanaiḥ ||
Bhishma dijo: «(Contemplé) una estructura auspiciosa y muy afortunada: sostenida por una sola columna, con cuatro puertas y elevándose en siete pisos; adornada con miles de guirnaldas vaijayantī y resonante con sonidos de canto.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights auspicious order and royal/ritual splendor as outward signs of well-established dharma—harmony, prosperity, and disciplined culture expressed through architecture, adornment, and music.
Bhishma is describing a magnificent, auspicious multi-level structure—marked by distinctive architectural features and festive decoration—filled with the resonant sound of singing, as part of his ongoing account in the Anushasana Parva.