Shloka 62

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

देवकन्याभिराकीर्ण दिव्याभरणभूषितम्‌ । पुण्यगन्धोदयं दिव्यं वायव्यैरुपशोभितम्‌

Transliteration

devakanyābhir ākīrṇaṁ divyābharaṇabhūṣitam | puṇyagandhodayam divyaṁ vāyavyair upaśobhitam ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“那天界飞车（vimāna）拥满天女，饰以天上宝具。其上升起清净吉祥之香；而那光辉的飞车又因具足 Vāyavya（风系神力/神兵）的临在而更显华美——象征功德所赐的护佑与荣光。”

Word by Word

• देवकन्याभिः: by/with celestial maidens
• देवकन्याभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकन्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• आकीर्णम्: filled, crowded
• आकीर्णम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√कॄ (आकीर्ण)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्याभरणभूषितम्: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्याभरणभूषितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषित (भूष्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यगन्धोदयम्: from which holy fragrance arises
• पुण्यगन्धोदयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वायव्यैः: by airy/wind-like (beings/forces)
• वायव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायव्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपशोभितम्: beautified, made splendid
• उपशोभितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप√शुभ् (उपशोभित)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• devakanyāḥ (celestial maidens)
• vimāna (celestial aerial car)
• Vāyavya (wind-associated astra/power)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a karmic-ethical motif: righteous conduct and accumulated merit (puṇya) yield refined, protected, and fragrant heavenly attainments. The imagery of adornment and auspicious fragrance underscores purity and the elevated status of the reward.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a splendid celestial vimāna—crowded with divine maidens, ornamented with heavenly jewelry, emitting holy fragrance, and enhanced by Vāyavya power—within a larger discourse on the fruits of virtuous deeds and prescribed dharmic practices.