Shloka 1313
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
नानामधुरभाषाभिनानारतिभिरेव च | वह विमानपर आरूढ़ हो अपनी ही प्रभासे प्रकाशित होनेवाली दिव्य नारियोंद्वारा सम्मानित होता है। रुद्रों तथा देवर्षियोंकी कन्याएँ सदा उसकी पूजा करती हैं। वे कन्याएँ नाना प्रकारके रमणीय रूप
nānā-madhura-bhāṣābhiḥ nānā-ratibhir eva ca |
Bhīṣma diz: Ele é honrado por donzelas divinas que brilham com sua própria luz enquanto viaja num vimāna, um carro aéreo celestial. As filhas dos Rudras e dos sábios divinos o veneram continuamente. Ornadas com muitas formas encantadoras, paixões variadas, doces artes da fala e diversas artes do jogo amoroso, elas o servem—retratando o esplendor que segue o mérito e os prazeres refinados concedidos pela conduta justa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical idea that refined, luminous enjoyments in higher realms are portrayed as fruits of merit and dharmic living, and that honour (satkāra) and worship (pūjā) follow spiritual excellence.
Bhīṣma describes a glorious figure travelling in a vimāna, attended and worshipped by radiant divine maidens—identified as daughters of the Rudras and of divine seers—who are skilled in sweet speech and various arts of delight.