Shloka 76
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सौम्यगन्धानुलिप्तश्न॒ कामकारगतिर्भवेत् । वह सोम-कन्याओंके महलोंमें नित्य निवास करता है, उसके अंगोंमें सौम्य गन्धयुक्त अनुलेप लगाया जाता है। वह अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार जहाँ चाहता है, घूमता है ।।
saumyagandhānuliptaś ca kāmakāragatir bhavet | sa tu somakanyānāṁ mahaleṣu nityaṁ nivāsī bhavati, tasya aṅgeṣu saumyagandhayuktaṁ anulepanaṁ kriyate | sa svecchayā yatra yatra icchati tatra tatra vicarati || sudarśanābhir nārībhiḥ madhurābhis tathaiva ca
Bhīṣma nói: Người ấy luôn cư ngụ trong các cung điện của những thiếu nữ Soma. Thân thể được xức bằng hương thơm dịu nhẹ, êm ái. Theo ý mình, người ấy đi đến bất cứ nơi đâu mong muốn. Lại còn được những phụ nữ xinh đẹp, tính tình ngọt hòa hầu cận phụng sự.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse depicts the refined enjoyments and freedom that arise as the fruit of merit: continual residence in celestial palaces, pleasant adornment, and unimpeded movement according to one’s will—implying that ethical conduct can mature into honored, effortless well-being.
Bhishma is describing a reward-state in the hereafter: the beneficiary lives among Soma-associated celestial maidens, is anointed with pleasing fragrances, roams freely as desired, and is attended by beautiful, sweet women.