Shloka 4
मनस्–बुद्धि–गुणविचारः (Manas–Buddhi–Guṇa Inquiry) — Meditation and Nirguṇa Realization
दिव्यानि कामचारीणि विमानानि सभास्तथा । आक्रीडा विविधा राजन पद्मिन्यश्वैव काज्चना:
divyāni kāmacārīṇi vimānāni sabhās tathā | ākrīḍā vividhā rājan padminyaś caiva kāñcanāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“在诸天世界，有随意行止的天车（毗摩那），亦有辉煌的集会殿堂。噢，大王，那里有种种乐林与游戏之地，又有金莲充盈的池沼与阶井。是故，智者所称的天界住处，以多样形相与享乐而庄严，昭示由殊胜功德所生之果报。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights the attractive, richly adorned enjoyments of the divine worlds—vimānas, assembly-halls, and pleasure-grounds—pointing to the doctrine of karma-phala: refined, desirable experiences arise as results of accumulated merit (puṇya).
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king on dharma and its results. Here he describes the splendor of the gods’ abodes—vehicles that move by will, divine halls, and golden lotus-ponds—as part of an account of higher realms and the fruits of virtuous conduct.