Shloka 856
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यं सुसुखी हाधिरोहति । उसके सामने व्याप्र और सिंहोंसे जुता हुआ तथा मेघके समान गम्भीर गर्जना करनेवाला दिव्य एवं उत्तम विमान प्रस्तुत होता है, जिसपर वह अत्यन्त सुखपूर्वक आरोहण करता है
vimānam uttamaṃ divyaṃ susukhī hādhirohati |
विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यं व्याघ्रसिंहयुतं घनगर्जितनिस्वनम्। तदग्रे प्रादुर्भवति, स च सुसुखी तदधिरोहति।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that righteous, meritorious living bears an elevated fruit: the soul’s onward journey is portrayed as honored and effortless, symbolized by a divine vimāna that arrives to receive the deserving person.
Bhīṣma describes a divine vehicle appearing before a person; it is magnificently equipped—yoked with powerful beasts and roaring like thunderclouds—and the person ascends it comfortably, indicating a triumphant transition to higher worlds.