Shloka 108

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम्‌ | तत्र कल्पसहसंरं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृते

Transliteration

vimānam uttamaṃ divyam āsthāya sumanoharam | tatra kalpasahasraṃ vai vasate strīśatāvṛte ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను— పరమోత్తమమైన, దివ్యమైన, అత్యంత మనోహరమైన విమానాన్ని అధిరోహించి, అక్కడ స్త్రీల శతసమూహాలతో పరివృతుడై, నిజంగా సహస్ర కల్పములు నివసించును.

Word by Word

• विमानम्: a celestial car/palace (vimāna)
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, heavenly
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्था (आ + √स्था)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable (gerund)

• सुमनोहरम्: very charming/beautiful
• सुमनोहरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमनोहर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कल्पसहस्रम्: a thousand kalpas (ages)
• कल्पसहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पसहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वसते: dwells, lives
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• स्त्रीशतावृते: in/within (a place) surrounded by hundreds of women
• स्त्रीशतावृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्रीशतावृत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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).

What is happening in the narrative?

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.