Shloka 1353
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
वर्षासु वर्षतस्तावन्निवसत्यमरप्रभ: । वर्षा-ऋतुमें आकाशसे धरतीपर जितनी बूँदें गिरती हैं, उतने वर्षोतक वह देवोपम तेजस्वी पुरुष ब्रह्मलोकमें निवास करता है
varṣāsu varṣatastāvan nivasaty amaraprabhaḥ |
Wika ni Bhishma: Habang patuloy ang pag-ulan sa panahon ng tag-ulan, sa gayong haba rin—na sinusukat bilang mga taon na kasingdami ng patak ng ulan na bumabagsak mula sa langit tungo sa lupa sa monsoon—naninirahan sa Brahmaloka ang lalaking iyon na maningning at tulad ng isang diyos.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that righteous conduct yields proportionate, unimaginably vast results: merit can translate into extended residence in higher realms, expressed through a vivid natural measure (raindrops in the monsoon) to convey the magnitude of karmic reward.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva, he describes the fruits of a particular meritorious act (contextually, a dharmic observance or gift), stating that the virtuous, radiant person attains Brahmaloka and remains there for an immense duration likened to years counted by monsoon raindrops.