Shloka 86
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
तत्सङ्गात् तस्य ताम् ऋद्धिम् अवलोक्यातिदुर्लभाम् भवेयं राजपुत्रो ऽहम् इति वाञ्छा त्वया कृता
tatsaṅgāt tasya tām ṛddhim avalokyātidurlabhām bhaveyaṃ rājaputro 'ham iti vāñchā tvayā kṛtā
Through association with him, and upon beholding that exceedingly rare prosperity of his, you formed the desire: “May I become a prince, a king’s son.”
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The mechanism of desire arising from association and perceived prosperity, setting up the devotee’s mixed motive and its later purification by grace.
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Contact with extraordinary prosperity can redirect the mind into aspiration for status, revealing how saṅga conditions desire.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Choose uplifting company (satsanga) and regularly examine motivations in spiritual practice, refining them toward the imperishable goal.
Vishishtadvaita: Implied pedagogy of grace: even when devotion begins with mixed motives, the Lord can elevate the seeker toward the higher, imperishable end.
Lakshmi Presence: Sri
FAQs
The verse frames saṅga (company/association) as a causal force: by keeping company and then witnessing another’s rare prosperity, desire is triggered—showing how inner intention and future outcomes are shaped.
Parāśara explains it as a sequence: contact with a person, perception of their exceptional fortune, and then the mind forming a specific wish (“let me be a king’s son”), highlighting the narrative’s ethical lens on aspiration.
Even without explicit mention, the Purana’s worldview treats worldly stations like kingship as governed by dharma and cosmic order ultimately upheld by Vishnu; desire and merit operate within that sovereign moral structure.