Shloka 125

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

Devanagari script

भोगवांस्तेजसा युक्तो वैश्वानरसमप्रभ:

Transliteration

bhogavāṁs tejasā yukto vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ | rudrāṇāṁ ca tathā lokaṁ brahmalokaṁ ca gacchati ||

Translation

ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ນັ້ນມີຄວາມສຸກສົມບູນ ແລະ ຄວາມຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ, ປະກອບດ້ວຍຣັດສະມີທາງຈິດວິນຍານ—ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງໄວສວານະຣະ (ໄຟສາກົນ)—ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ບັນລຸໂລກອັນສູງສົ່ງ: ໂລກຂອງຣຸດຣະ ແລະ ກະທັ້ງໂລກຂອງພຣະພຣົມາ. ບົດນີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ການຂົ່ມໃຈຢ່າງສ່ອງແສງ ແລະ ການປະພຶດທີ່ຫັນໄປຫາທິບພາບ ນຳພາບໍ່ແຕ່ຄວາມສຸກທາງໂລກ ແຕ່ຍັງໄປສູ່ສະພາບອັນສູງ ແລະ ການສຳພັນກັບລຳດັບເທວະ.

Word by Word

• भोगवान्: possessed of enjoyments
• भोगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजसा: by/with splendor
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: endowed/connected
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैश्वानर-सम-प्रभः: whose radiance is like Vaiśvānara (fire)
• वैश्वानर-सम-प्रभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्वानरसमप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रुद्राणाम्: of the Rudras
• रुद्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahmā’s world (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vaiśvānara (cosmic fire/Agni)
• Rudras
• Rudraloka
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that when enjoyment (bhoga) is accompanied by inner radiance and disciplined spiritual power (tejas), one’s life becomes divinely luminous and yields elevated spiritual results—culminating in attainment of higher realms such as Rudraloka and Brahmaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the fruits of virtuous conduct. Here he describes the posthumous destiny of a person whose life is marked by prosperity aligned with spiritual brilliance, stating that such a person reaches exalted divine worlds.