Shloka 134
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
ऊर्ध्व विचित्रसंकाशे नैको वसति पूजित: । जिस विमानपर वह विराजमान होता है
ūrdhva-vicitra-saṅkāśe naiko vasati pūjitaḥ | yāvad varṣa-sahasraṃ vai jambūdvīpe pravarṣati ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Sa isang mataas na tahanang makalangit na ang itaas ay wari’y kahanga-hangang sari-saring kulay, higit sa isang pinararangalan ang nananahan. Hangga’t sa loob ng isang libong taon ay bumubuhos ang ulan sa Jambudvīpa, gayon din katagal nananatili roon ang iginagalang na iyon—nagniningning sa maliwanag na vimāna—tinatamasa ang dangal at pakikisama, bilang bunga ng kabutihang nagawa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma underscores the karmic principle that honorable, meritorious conduct yields exalted posthumous rewards—symbolized by residence in a splendid celestial abode for a vast, measured duration.
Bhishma continues a description of a heavenly state: an honored person (not alone) dwells in a lofty, wondrously colored celestial residence, and the duration of that enjoyment is expressed through a grand temporal measure linked to rainfall over Jambudvipa.