Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 1313
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
नानामधुरभाषाभिनानारतिभिरेव च | वह विमानपर आरूढ़ हो अपनी ही प्रभासे प्रकाशित होनेवाली दिव्य नारियोंद्वारा सम्मानित होता है। रुद्रों तथा देवर्षियोंकी कन्याएँ सदा उसकी पूजा करती हैं। वे कन्याएँ नाना प्रकारके रमणीय रूप
nānā-madhura-bhāṣābhiḥ nānā-ratibhir eva ca |
Sabi ni Bhishma: Siya’y sumasakay sa isang vimāna at pinararangalan ng mga banal na dalagang kumikislap sa sarili nilang liwanag. Ang mga anak na babae ng mga Rudra at ng mga devarṣi ay patuloy na sumasamba sa kanya. Ang mga dalagang iyon ay pinalalamutian ng sari-saring kaakit-akit na anyo, iba’t ibang pagnanasa, matatamis na paraan ng pananalita, at maraming uri ng larong pag-ibig—larawan ng karangyaang sumusunod sa kabutihan at ng mariringal na aliw na iginagawad ng matuwid na pamumuhay.
भीष्म उवाच
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The passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical idea that refined, luminous enjoyments in higher realms are portrayed as fruits of merit and dharmic living, and that honour (satkāra) and worship (pūjā) follow spiritual excellence.
Bhīṣma describes a glorious figure travelling in a vimāna, attended and worshipped by radiant divine maidens—identified as daughters of the Rudras and of divine seers—who are skilled in sweet speech and various arts of delight.