Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

आदित्यद्वादशं तस्य विमान संविधीयते

Transliteration

ādityadvādaśaṃ tasya vimānaṃ saṃvidhīyate | bahumūlyamaṇi-muktā-pravālair tasya śobhā vardhate | haṃsaśreṇī-pariveṣṭitaṃ nāgavīthyā ca parivyāptaṃ tat vimānaṃ kalaravaṃ kurvad mayūra-cakrāvākaiḥ suśobhitaṃ brahmaloke pratiṣṭhitam | tasya madhye mahānty aṭṭālikāḥ kṛtāḥ | rājan, tat nitya-nivāsasthānaṃ nānā-nara-nārībhiḥ paripūrṇam bhavati | etad aṅgirasā mahābhāgena dharmajñena ṛṣiṇā proktam |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବାରୋଟି ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଦିବ୍ୟ ବିମାନ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରାଯାଏ। ଅମୂଲ୍ୟ ମଣି, ମୁକ୍ତା ଓ ପ୍ରବାଳ ତାହାର ଶୋଭା ବଢ଼ାଏ। ହଂସଶ୍ରେଣୀରେ ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ ଏବଂ ‘ନାଗବୀଥି’ ନାମକ ବଙ୍କା ଦୀପ୍ତିମୟ ପଥରେ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ ସେ ବିମାନ କଲରବ କରେ; ମୟୂର ଓ ଚକ୍ରବାକ ପକ୍ଷୀରେ ସୁଶୋଭିତ ହୋଇ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଲୋକରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ। ତାହାର ଭିତରେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଅଟ୍ଟାଳିକା ରହିଛି। ହେ ରାଜନ, ସେ ନିତ୍ୟ ନିବାସ ଅନେକ ନର-ନାରୀରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ। ଏହି କଥା ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ମହାଭାଗ ଋଷି ଅଙ୍ଗିରା କହିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• आदित्यद्वादशम्: consisting of twelve Adityas / twelve-sunned
• आदित्यद्वादशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य-द्वादश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विमानम्: a celestial car, aerial palace
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संविधीयते: is arranged / is prepared / is provided
• संविधीयते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + विधा (√धा)
• Form: Present, Passive (Karmani), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rajan (the king, i.e., Yudhishthira as listener)
• Aṅgiras (sage)
• Brahmaloka
• Vimāna (celestial chariot/palace)
• Ādityas (suns)
• Swans (haṃsa)
• Nāgavīthī
• Peacocks (mayūra)
• Cakrāvāka birds
• Jewels (maṇi)
• Pearls (muktā)
• Coral (pravāla)
• Aṭṭālikās (mansions)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous conduct (dharma) is portrayed as yielding not merely social order on earth but also exalted posthumous attainments—symbolized here by a radiant vimāna and residence in Brahmaloka—affirming a moral universe where merit bears fruit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, instructing the king, describes a magnificent celestial vimāna prepared for a meritorious person, detailing its brilliance, ornaments, auspicious birds, and its establishment in Brahmaloka, and notes that this account was taught by the sage Aṅgiras.