Shloka 98
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
लोकान् वसूनामाप्रोति दिवाकरसमप्रभ: । कामचारी सुधाहारो विमानवरमास्थित:
lokān vasūnām āpnoti divākarasamaprabhaḥ | kāmacārī sudhāhāro vimānavaram āsthitaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Rayonnant comme le soleil, il atteint les mondes des Vasus. Libre d’aller à son gré, nourri d’une nourriture d’ambroisie, il demeure dans un char céleste d’exception.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ethical idea that meritorious conduct yields elevated posthumous results: one gains radiant, divine status—access to higher realms, freedom of movement, and celestial enjoyments—symbolizing the fruition of dharma.
Bhīṣma is describing the heavenly attainment of a virtuous person: he reaches the realms of the Vasus, shines like the sun, moves at will, partakes of ambrosia, and rides in a splendid vimāna—an image of divine reward.