Shloka 216
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
देवराजस्य च क्रीडां नित्यकालमतवेक्षते । उस मनुष्यको देवकन्याओंसे आरूढ़ विमान उपलब्ध होता है और वह पूर्वसागरके तटपर इन्द्रलोकमें निवास करता है तथा वहाँ रहकर वह प्रतिदिन देवराजकी क्रीडाओंको देखा करता है
devarājasya ca krīḍāṃ nityakālam atavekṣate |
Ia senantiasa menyaksikan permainan dan laku-ilahi sang Raja para dewa, Indra. Orang demikian memperoleh vimāna (kereta udara surgawi) yang diiringi para apsarā; ia berdiam di Indraloka di tepi samudra timur, dan di sana, hari demi hari, memandang keriangan ilahi sang dewa-raja.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores karmic recompense: sustained righteous conduct and merit can lead to exalted posthumous states, symbolized by residence in Indra’s heaven and the privilege of witnessing the divine king’s celestial pastimes.
Bhishma is describing a heavenly reward: the deserving person gains a celestial vimana with heavenly maidens, lives in Indraloka near the eastern ocean’s shore, and continually watches Indra’s divine sports.