Shloka 134
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
ऊर्ध्व विचित्रसंकाशे नैको वसति पूजित: । जिस विमानपर वह विराजमान होता है
ūrdhva-vicitra-saṅkāśe naiko vasati pūjitaḥ | yāvad varṣa-sahasraṃ vai jambūdvīpe pravarṣati ||
ビーシュマは言った。「上部が不思議に斑彩をなして見える高き天上の宮殿には、ただ一人ならぬ尊ばれる者が住まう。阎浮提に千年の雨が降り注ぐあいだ、その尊き者はそこに留まり—光り輝く天の飛車に映えて—敬意と伴侶を享受する。これぞ功徳ある行いの果である。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma underscores the karmic principle that honorable, meritorious conduct yields exalted posthumous rewards—symbolized by residence in a splendid celestial abode for a vast, measured duration.
Bhishma continues a description of a heavenly state: an honored person (not alone) dwells in a lofty, wondrously colored celestial residence, and the duration of that enjoyment is expressed through a grand temporal measure linked to rainfall over Jambudvipa.