Shloka 30
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
नूपुराणां निनादेन मेखलानां च नि:स्वनै: । उसे अग्निकी ज्वालाके समान प्रकाशमान, हंस और मयूरोंसे सेवित, सुवर्णजटित उत्तम विमान प्राप्त होता है और वह अप्सराओंके अंकमें सोकर उन्हींके कांचीकलाप तथा नूपुरोंकी मधुर ध्वनिसे जगाया जाता है ।।
nūpurāṇāṁ ninādena mekhalānāṁ ca niḥsvanaiḥ | agnijvālāsamaprakhyaṁ haṁsamayūrasevitaṁ suvarṇajaṭitaṁ uttamaṁ vimānaṁ prāpnoti, apsarāṇām aṅke suptaḥ tābhir eva kāñcīkalāpanūpurāṇāṁ madhuradhvanibhiḥ prabodhyate || koṭisahasraṁ varṣāṇāṁ trīṇi koṭiśatāni ca, lomnāṁ pramāṇena samaṁ brahmaloke mahīyate ||
Bhishma berkata: Dengan gemerincing gelang kaki dan dengung lembut ikat pinggang, ia dibangunkan. Ia meraih vimāna yang gemilang—bercahaya laksana nyala api—berhias emas, diiringi angsa dan merak; ia berbaring di pangkuan para apsarā dan terjaga oleh bunyi manis ikat pinggang bertatah permata serta gelang kaki mereka. Selama rentang tahun yang amat besar—sebanyak bilangan yang dinyatakan dalam perumpamaan tentang rambut—ia dimuliakan di alam Brahmā.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes karmic fruition: righteous or meritorious conduct yields refined, exalted enjoyments and honor in higher realms, described through sensory images (celestial music, ornaments, and a radiant vimana) to convey the magnitude of the reward.
Bhishma continues his discourse on dharma and the fruits of virtuous acts, describing how a person gains a golden, flame-bright celestial chariot, is attended by swans and peacocks, enjoys the company of apsarases, and is honored in Brahmaloka for an immense, numerically expressed duration.