Shloka 112

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

विमानै: स्फाटिकैर्दिव्यै: सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतै: गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्व पूज्यमान: प्रमोदते

Transliteration

vimānaiḥ sphāṭikair divyaiḥ sarvaratnair alaṅkṛtaiḥ gandharvair apsarobhiś ca pūjyamānaḥ pramodate

Translation

ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ໄດ້ຮັບການນັບຖືບູຊາຈາກຄົນທະວະ (Gandharva) ແລະອັບສະຣາ ລາວຍ່ອມຊື່ນບານ ເດີນທາງໄປມາໃນວິມານອາກາດອັນທິບ ທຳດ້ວຍຜົນຶກໃສ (ຄຣິສຕັນ) ແລະປະດັບດ້ວຍຮັດຕະນະທຸກປະເພດ. ພາບແຫ່ງຜົນບຸນສະຫວັນນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າ ຄວາມປະພຶດມີບຸນຍ່ອມສິ້ນສຸດລົງດ້ວຍຄວາມສຸກອັນສູງສົ່ງ ແລະການເຄົາລົບໃນໂລກໜ້າ.

Word by Word

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्फाटिकैः: crystal-like / made of crystal
• स्फाटिकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फाटिक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वरत्नैः: with all kinds of gems
• सर्वरत्नैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वरत्न
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अलंकृतैः: adorned
• अलंकृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलंकृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अप्सरोभिः: by Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पूज्यमानः: being honored / worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमोदते: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vimanas (celestial aerial cars)
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Gems/jewels
• Crystal (sphatika)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a karmic-ethical principle: righteous, meritorious conduct leads to honour and refined enjoyment in the hereafter, symbolized by divine crystal vimānas and reverence from celestial beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes the blessed state of a virtuous person after death: he travels in jewel-adorned celestial vehicles and is honoured by Gandharvas and Apsarases, rejoicing in heavenly prosperity.