Shloka 1013
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
रमते देवकन्याभिर्दिव्याभरणभूषित: । वहाँ अनेक गुणोंसे युक्त श्रेष्ठ विमानपर आरूढ़ हो इच्छानुसार विचरता
ramate devakanyābhir divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ | tatra anekaguṇaiḥ yuktaḥ śreṣṭhe vimāne ārūḍhaḥ icchānusāraṃ vicarati, yatra icchati tatra gacchati, apsarobhiḥ pūjitaḥ bhavati | teṣu lokeṣu sa divyābharaṇaiḥ vibhūṣitaḥ san devakanyābhiḥ saha ramaṇam karoti |
रमते देवकन्याभिर्दिव्याभरणभूषितः । स तत्र बहुगुणोपेतः श्रेष्ठविमानमारुह्य यथेष्टं विचरति, यत्रेच्छति तत्र गच्छति, अप्सरोभिः पूज्यते; दिव्याभरणैर्विभूषितो देवकन्यासु रमते॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames celestial enjoyment as a consequence of accumulated merit and virtuous qualities: one attains honored status and refined pleasures in higher worlds not by mere desire, but through prior dharmic conduct that bears fruit.
Bhishma describes the posthumous condition of a meritorious person: adorned with divine ornaments, traveling freely in a splendid vimana, honored by apsarases, and enjoying the company of heavenly maidens in celestial realms.