Shloka 56
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
आदित्यद्वादशं तस्य विमान संविधीयते
ādityadvādaśaṃ tasya vimānaṃ saṃvidhīyate | bahumūlyamaṇi-muktā-pravālair tasya śobhā vardhate | haṃsaśreṇī-pariveṣṭitaṃ nāgavīthyā ca parivyāptaṃ tat vimānaṃ kalaravaṃ kurvad mayūra-cakrāvākaiḥ suśobhitaṃ brahmaloke pratiṣṭhitam | tasya madhye mahānty aṭṭālikāḥ kṛtāḥ | rājan, tat nitya-nivāsasthānaṃ nānā-nara-nārībhiḥ paripūrṇam bhavati | etad aṅgirasā mahābhāgena dharmajñena ṛṣiṇā proktam |
Wika ni Bhishma: “Para sa kanya ay inihahanda ang isang makalangit na karwahe, nagniningning na tila labindalawang araw. Ang karilagan nito’y pinayayaman ng di-matatawarang hiyas, mga perlas, at korales. Napalilibutan ng hanay ng mga sisne at nilulukuban ng ‘landas ng ahas’ (isang paikot-ikot na maningning na daan), ang karwahe’y umaalingawngaw sa mga huni, pinalalamutian ng mga pabo real at mga ibong cakravāka, at itinatag sa daigdig ni Brahmā. Sa loob nito’y may matatayog na palasyo. O Hari, ang walang hanggang tahanang iyon ay punô ng maraming lalaki at babae. Ito ang ipinahayag ng dakila at dharma-na-may-alam na pantas na si Aṅgiras.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct (dharma) is portrayed as yielding not merely social order on earth but also exalted posthumous attainments—symbolized here by a radiant vimāna and residence in Brahmaloka—affirming a moral universe where merit bears fruit.
Bhishma, instructing the king, describes a magnificent celestial vimāna prepared for a meritorious person, detailing its brilliance, ornaments, auspicious birds, and its establishment in Brahmaloka, and notes that this account was taught by the sage Aṅgiras.