Shloka 1203

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

Devanagari script

सर्वकामगमे दिव्ये कल्पायुतशतं समा: । वह भोगसे सम्पन्न हो अपने तेजसे निर्मल सूर्यकी भाँति प्रकाशित होता है और सुन्दर कान्तिवाली

Transliteration

sarvakāmagame divye kalpāyutaśataṃ samāḥ |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସମସ୍ତ କାମନା ପୂରଣ କରୁଥିବା ସେହି ମନୋହର ଦିବ୍ୟ ବିମାନରେ ସେ ପୁଣ୍ୟାତ୍ମା ପୁରୁଷ ଭୋଗସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ନିଜ ତେଜରେ ନିର୍ମଳ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପରି ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୁଏ। ଦିବ୍ୟ ବସ୍ତ୍ରାଭୂଷଣରେ ବିଭୂଷିତ, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟସମ ପ୍ରଭାଯୁକ୍ତ ସୁକୁମାରୀ ଦେବାଙ୍ଗନାମାନେ ସେହି ବିମାନରେ ଆସୀନ ହୋଇ ଲକ୍ଷଲକ୍ଷ କଳ୍ପବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ତାହାକୁ ରମାନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• सर्वकामगमे: in (that) which grants all desires
• सर्वकामगमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामगम
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्ये: divine
• दिव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कल्पायुतशतम्: a hundred ayutas of kalpas (i.e., an immense span)
• कल्पायुतशतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पायुतशत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Sun (Sūrya)
• Divine vimāna (celestial aerial car)
• Celestial maidens (apsaras, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a karmic-ethical principle: extraordinary pleasures and honors in heavenly realms arise as results of puṇya (merit) and tejas (spiritual radiance). Enjoyment is depicted as a consequence of righteous conduct, not as an independent goal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes a virtuous man ascending to a divine vimāna that fulfills all desires. Shining celestial maidens, adorned with divine attire and ornaments, entertain him for immense cosmic durations measured in kalpas.