Shloka 25
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सूर्यमालासमाभासमारोहेत् पाण्डुरं गृहम् आवर्तनानि चत्वारि तथा पद्मानि द्वादशश
sūryamālāsamābhāsam ārohet pāṇḍuraṃ gṛham āvartanāni catvāri tathā padmāni dvādaśaś
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Aakyat siya sa isang puting palasyong nagniningning na tila kuwintas ng mga araw, na may apat na pabilog na looban at labindalawang anyong tulad ng lotus.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma yields an auspicious and radiant फल (result): the verse expresses the reward of righteous conduct through the image of a pure, sun-bright dwelling, suggesting that ethical living culminates in elevated, luminous states of existence.
Bhīṣma continues his instruction in Anuśāsana Parva, describing the splendid, orderly ‘mansion’ one attains—symbolically or as a heavenly reward—characterized by four āvartanāni (courts/turnings) and twelve lotus-like features.