Shloka 124
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
अप्सरोगणसम्पूर्ण गन्धर्वैरभिनादितम् | तत्र चैनं शुभा नार्यों दिव्याभरणभूषिता:
apsarogaṇasampūrṇa gandharvair abhināditam | tatra cainaṃ śubhā nāryo divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ ||
તે અપ્સરાઓના સમૂહોથી પરિપૂર્ણ હતું અને ગંધર્વોના ગાન-વાદ્યથી ગુંજતું હતું। ત્યાં દિવ્ય આભૂષણોથી શોભિત શુભ નારીઓ તેની સેવા માટે હાજર હતી।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses celestial imagery—Apsarases, Gandharvas, and divine adornment—to signal honor and reward associated with dharmic merit. It reinforces the Mahābhārata’s ethical motif that righteous conduct bears refined, uplifting fruits, portrayed here as a heavenly, harmonious environment.
Bhīṣma describes a splendid otherworldly scene: a place crowded with Apsarases and echoing with Gandharva music, where beautifully adorned celestial women are present around ‘him’ (the person being spoken about in the surrounding passage). The verse functions as a vivid tableau of celestial reception and honor.