Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

लोकान्‌ वसूनामाप्रोति दिवाकरसमप्रभ: । कामचारी सुधाहारो विमानवरमास्थित:

Transliteration

lokān vasūnām āpnoti divākarasamaprabhaḥ | kāmacārī sudhāhāro vimānavaram āsthitaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“其光辉如日，得至诸婆苏（Vasus）之界。随意往来，以甘露之食自养，安住于上妙天车之中。”

Word by Word

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वसूनाम्: of the Vasus
• वसूनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आप्नोति: attains/reaches
• आप्नोति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिवाकर-सम-प्रभः: having radiance like the sun
• दिवाकर-सम-प्रभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिवाकरसमप्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामचारी: moving at will
• कामचारी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुधाहारः: one whose food is nectar
• सुधाहारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधाहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमान-वरम्: the excellent aerial car
• विमान-वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमानवर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having mounted/being seated upon
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vasus
• Sun (Divākara)
• Vimāna (celestial chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents the ethical idea that meritorious conduct yields elevated posthumous results: one gains radiant, divine status—access to higher realms, freedom of movement, and celestial enjoyments—symbolizing the fruition of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing the heavenly attainment of a virtuous person: he reaches the realms of the Vasus, shines like the sun, moves at will, partakes of ambrosia, and rides in a splendid vimāna—an image of divine reward.