Shloka 216
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
देवराजस्य च क्रीडां नित्यकालमतवेक्षते । उस मनुष्यको देवकन्याओंसे आरूढ़ विमान उपलब्ध होता है और वह पूर्वसागरके तटपर इन्द्रलोकमें निवास करता है तथा वहाँ रहकर वह प्रतिदिन देवराजकी क्रीडाओंको देखा करता है
devarājasya ca krīḍāṃ nityakālam atavekṣate |
Diz Bhishma: “Ele contempla continuamente o jogo e os passatempos divinos do Senhor dos deuses. Tal homem alcança um carro aéreo celestial, assistido por donzelas celestes; habita no mundo de Indra, na margem do oceano oriental, e ali, dia após dia, presencia o rei dos deuses em sua alegre brincadeira—imagem da recompensa prometida à conduta meritória e à virtude disciplinada.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores karmic recompense: sustained righteous conduct and merit can lead to exalted posthumous states, symbolized by residence in Indra’s heaven and the privilege of witnessing the divine king’s celestial pastimes.
Bhishma is describing a heavenly reward: the deserving person gains a celestial vimana with heavenly maidens, lives in Indraloka near the eastern ocean’s shore, and continually watches Indra’s divine sports.