Shloka 108
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम् | तत्र कल्पसहसंरं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृते
vimānam uttamaṃ divyam āsthāya sumanoharam | tatra kalpasahasraṃ vai vasate strīśatāvṛte ||
भीष्म उवाच— विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम्। तत्र कल्पसहस्रं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृतः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores karmaphala: righteous or meritorious conduct can yield exalted, long-lasting heavenly enjoyments, depicted through celestial residence, a divine vimāna, and vast cosmic time (kalpas).
Bhīṣma is describing the posthumous reward of a person (contextually, one praised for merit) who ascends a splendid divine vimāna and resides in a heavenly realm for an immense duration, attended by many women—an idiom of celestial prosperity.