Shloka 105
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
रमते देवकन्यानां सहस्रैरयुतैस्तथा । वहाँ हंसयुक्त मनोरम एवं दिव्य सुवर्णमय विमानपर वह सहस्रों तथा अयुतों देवकन्याओंके साथ रमण करता है || १०४ $ ।। पज्चविंशे तु दिवसे य: प्राशेदेकभोजनम्
ramate devakanyānāṁ sahasrair ayutais tathā | tatra haṁsayuktaṁ manoramaṁ ca divyaṁ suvarṇamayaṁ vimānam upari saḥ sahasraiś ca ayutaiś ca devakanyābhiḥ saha ramaṇam karoti || pañcaviṁśe tu divase yaḥ prāśed ekabhojanam ||
Bhishma berkata: “Di sana dia bersuka ria bersama ribuan dan puluhan ribu bidadari (devakanyā). Di atas vimana emas yang indah, ditarik oleh angsa, dia menikmati kebersamaan mereka. Dan lagi, pada hari kedua puluh lima, sesiapa yang makan hanya sekali (menurut pengekangan yang ditetapkan)…”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage links disciplined restraint (such as eating only once on a prescribed day) with spiritual merit, portraying self-control as a dharmic practice that yields auspicious results.
Bhishma describes a heavenly enjoyment: a person rejoices with vast numbers of celestial maidens in a divine golden vimana drawn by swans, and the text transitions to a rule about a specific observance on the twenty-fifth day involving a single meal.