Shloka 71
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
मणिमण्डलवकैश्षित्रं जातरूपसमावृतम् | दिव्याभरणशोभाभिरर्वरस्त्रीभिरलंकृतम्
maṇimaṇḍalavakaiś citraṃ jātarūpasamāvṛtam | divyābharaṇaśobhābhir apsarastrībhir alaṅkṛtam ||
भीष्म ने कहा—वह विमान अद्भुत था; मणियों के मंडलाकार चित्रों से विचित्र और सुवर्ण से आच्छादित। दिव्य वस्त्र-आभूषणों से दीप्त अप्सराएँ उसे निरन्तर अलंकृत करती थीं।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the imagery of a gem-studded, gold-covered vimāna attended by apsarases to suggest that righteous conduct and accumulated merit culminate in refined, celestial attainments; splendor is portrayed as an effect of dharma rather than mere luxury.
Bhīṣma is describing a divine aerial car—ornamented with gem-circles and gold—and noting that it is beautified by celestial women wearing divine garments and ornaments, emphasizing its supernatural magnificence.