Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 38
काञ्चनस्तम्भनिर्यूहवैदूर्यकृतवेदिकम् । जाम्बूनदमर्यैर्दिव्यैर्गवाक्षै: सर्वतो वृतम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
kāñcanastambhaniryūhavaidūryakṛtavedikam |
jāmbūnadamayarair divyair gavākṣaiḥ sarvato vṛtam, bhārata |
毗舍摩波耶那说：“噢，婆罗多！它四面皆以阎浮那陀金所制的神妙格窗环绕；又以金柱与外挑檐饰为庄严，并设有以毗都利耶宝石造成的坛座（祭坛平台）。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse supports the epic’s broader moral logic that disciplined observance of dharma—through vows, sacrifices, and meritorious conduct—bears fruit as elevated states and honors in the afterlife, symbolized here by celestial architecture and divine adornment.
Vaiśampāyana is describing a divine, richly ornamented celestial structure/vehicle—golden pillars and cornices, gemstone platforms, and golden lattice-windows—within a passage that narrates the heavenly reward granted to one who completes a sacred observance.