Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 1126
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
द्वे युगानां सहस्रे तु दिव्ये दिव्येन तेजसा । सम्पूर्ण रत्नोंसे अलंकृत स्फटिक मणिमय दिव्य विमानोंसे सम्पन्न हो गन्धर्वों और अप्सराओंद्वारा पूजित होता हुआ दिव्य तेजसे युक्त हो देवताओंके दो हजार दिव्य युगोंतक वह उन लोकोंमें आनन्द भोगता है
dve yugānāṁ sahasre tu divye divyena tejasā | sampūrṇa-ratnaiḥ alaṅkṛta-sphaṭika-maṇimaya-divya-vimānaiḥ sampannaḥ gandharvair apsarobhiś ca pūjitaḥ divya-tejasā yuktaḥ devatānāṁ dve sahasre divya-yugāntakālaṁ sa teṣu lokeṣv ānandaṁ bhuṅkte |
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa loob ng dalawang libong banal na yuga, nagliliwanag sa makalangit na ningning, tinatamasa niya ang ligaya sa mga mataas na daigdig na iyon—pinararangalan ng mga Gandharva at Apsaras, puspos ng banal na liwanag, at nagtataglay ng mga vimana na yari sa kristal at mga hiyas, na pinalamutian ng ganap na hanay ng mga alahas. Ipinahihiwatig ng talatang ito ang batas ng moralidad ng karma: ang kabutihan ay nagbubunga ng marangal at pangmatagalang gantimpala sa kabilang-buhay.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights karma-phala: righteous or meritorious actions yield exalted, long-duration results—here depicted as extended enjoyment in celestial realms with honor and divine splendor.
Bhishma describes the posthumous reward of a virtuous person: for an immense span (two thousand divine yugas), the person dwells in higher worlds, honored by celestial beings and enjoying divine pleasures with splendid vimānas.