Shloka 11
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
तेनोक्त कर्मणामन्ते प्रविशन्ति स्विकां तनुम् वसूनेव महातेजा भीष्म: प्राप महाद्युति:
tenokta-karmaṇām ante praviśanti svikāṃ tanum | vasūn iva mahātejā bhīṣmaḥ prāpa mahādyutiḥ ||
Pada akhir buah dari perbuatan itu, mereka masuk kembali ke wujud sejati mereka sendiri. Demikian pula Bhīṣma yang perkasa dan bercahaya—penuh kemilau—mencapai keadaan para Vasu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions bear their results, and when that karmic course is exhausted, beings ‘enter their own form’—a return to their fundamental nature. Bhīṣma’s culmination is presented as a restoration to his divine source (the Vasus), highlighting dharma-lived-through as leading to an elevated end.
Vaiśampāyana reports the posthumous destiny of heroes: after experiencing the fruits of their deeds, they merge back into their original state. Specifically, Bhīṣma—brilliant and powerful—re-enters the condition of the Vasus, consistent with his divine affiliation.