Shloka 383
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
वयोरूपविलासिन्यो लभते नात्र संशय: । वह कमलके समान वर्णवाले विमानपर चढ़ता है और वहाँ उसे श्यामवर्णा
vayorūpavilāsinyō labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ |
Bhīṣma bersabda: Pelaku perbuatan itu pasti memperoleh bidadari yang dihiasi pesona muda, kecantikan, dan keanggunan—tiada keraguan tentangnya. Dia menaiki vimāna berwarna seperti teratai; di sana dia dianugerahi para devāṅganā, ada yang berkulit gelap dan ada yang cerah laksana emas, seolah-olah berusia enam belas tahun, berseri dengan kemudaan baharu dan keelokan yang memikat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes certainty of karmic result: a commended deed yields a definite reward—here expressed as the attainment of heavenly maidens characterized by youth, beauty, and charm—stressing that moral causality is reliable (“no doubt”).
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma and its fruits, describes the assured heavenly enjoyment that follows from a particular meritorious practice being discussed in the surrounding passage, concluding with the emphatic assurance that there is no uncertainty about this outcome.