Shloka 3
मनस्–बुद्धि–गुणविचारः (Manas–Buddhi–Guṇa Inquiry) — Meditation and Nirguṇa Realization
अमूनि यानि स्थानानि देवानां परमात्मनाम् | नानासंस्थानवर्णानि नानारूपफलानि च
bhīṣma uvāca | amūni yāni sthānāni devānāṃ paramātmanām | nānāsaṃsthānavarṇāni nānārūpaphalāni ca |
毗湿摩说道：“诸天之居处——崇高而自持、自主的存在——被描述为形制与色彩万千，各种福报之相亦复多样。在天界，有随意往来之天车（毗摩那）与辉煌的集会殿堂，可任心游行；而且，噢，大王，那里还有种种游乐园地，以及以金色莲华装点的阶井。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that the results of merit (phala) are not uniform: higher realms and their enjoyments are described as varied in form, splendor, and reward, implying gradations of karmic outcome and the diversity of heavenly experience.
In Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma continues advising the king by describing the abodes of the gods—depicting their wondrous features such as celestial vehicles, assembly halls, pleasure-grounds, and lotus-adorned waters—within a broader discourse on realms attained through virtue.