Shloka 8
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्ण च विमान लभते नर: । देवस्त्रीणामधीवासे नृत्यगीतनिनादिते
taptakāñcanavarṇaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | devastrīṇām adhīvāse nṛtyagītaninādite ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: Un hombre obtiene un vimāna celestial, resplandeciente como oro al rojo vivo, y alcanza morada entre las mujeres divinas, en un recinto que retumba con danza y canto.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical logic of karma-phala: virtuous, meritorious living is said to yield exalted posthumous results—symbolized by a radiant vimāna and residence in a blissful celestial realm.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the fruits of good deeds. Here he describes a specific heavenly attainment—gaining a golden-lustred vimāna and dwelling amid celestial women in an abode filled with music and dance.