Shloka 125
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
भोगवांस्तेजसा युक्तो वैश्वानरसमप्रभ:
bhogavāṁs tejasā yukto vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ | rudrāṇāṁ ca tathā lokaṁ brahmalokaṁ ca gacchati ||
അവൻ ഭോഗസമ്പന്നനും തേജസ്സോടെ യുക്തനുമായ്, വൈശ്വാനരാഗ്നിയെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനായി, രുദ്രന്മാരുടെ ലോകത്തേക്കും ബ്രഹ്മലോകത്തേക്കും കൂടി ഗമിക്കുന്നു।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.