Shloka 56
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
आदित्यद्वादशं तस्य विमान संविधीयते
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 |
भीष्म उवाच—तस्यादित्यद्वादशसमप्रभं विमानं संविधीयते। तन्मणिमुक्ताप्रवालादिभिर्बहुमूल्यैः शोभते। हंसश्रेणीभिः परिवेष्टितं नागवीथ्या समावृतं तत् कूजन्मयूरचक्रवाकैः सुशोभितं ब्रह्मलोके प्रतिष्ठितम्। तस्यान्तः महत्योऽट्टालिकाः सन्ति। राजन्, तन्नित्यमावसथं बहुभिर्नरनारीभिः परिपूर्णम्। इति धर्मवित् महाभागोऽङ्गिरा ऋषिः प्राह।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.