Shloka 108
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम् | तत्र कल्पसहसंरं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृते
vimānam uttamaṃ divyam āsthāya sumanoharam | tatra kalpasahasraṃ vai vasate strīśatāvṛte ||
بھیشم نے کہا— “وہ نہایت اعلیٰ، دیوی اور بے حد دلکش وِمان (ہوائی رتھ) پر سوار ہو کر وہاں سینکڑوں عورتوں سے گھرا ہوا، یقیناً ہزار کَلپوں تک قیام کرتا ہے۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores karmaphala: righteous or meritorious conduct can yield exalted, long-lasting heavenly enjoyments, depicted through celestial residence, a divine vimāna, and vast cosmic time (kalpas).
Bhīṣma is describing the posthumous reward of a person (contextually, one praised for merit) who ascends a splendid divine vimāna and resides in a heavenly realm for an immense duration, attended by many women—an idiom of celestial prosperity.