Shloka 89
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
स्वयंवरे कृते सा तं संप्राप्तं पतिम् आत्मनः वरयाम् आस भूयो ऽपि भर्तृभावेन भामिनी
svayaṃvare kṛte sā taṃ saṃprāptaṃ patim ātmanaḥ varayām āsa bhūyo 'pi bhartṛbhāvena bhāminī
When the svayaṃvara was held, that spirited lady again chose as her husband the very man who had come to her as the destined lord of her own self—accepting him once more in the fullness of wedded devotion.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya within the dynastic history)
Concept: A righteous union is affirmed publicly through dhārmic rite, transforming personal inclination into social and sacred order.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Honor commitments through transparent, value-aligned choices that harmonize personal desire with duty and community responsibility.
Vishishtadvaita: Devotion expressed as faithful relationship (bhakti as steadfast attachment) mirrors the jīva’s chosen surrender to the Lord within dhārmic order.
Dharma Exemplar: pativratā-bhāva (wedded fidelity/steadfast marital commitment)
Bhakti Type: madhurya
FAQs
It functions as a dharmic, publicly witnessed rite that legitimizes marital choice and, in dynastic narration, validates succession and lineage continuity.
By describing her choosing the man who had already “come as her husband,” the verse blends personal selection with the sense of a fated, rightful marital bond.
Even in royal domestic episodes, the Vishnu Purana’s dharma-centered storytelling implies an ordered cosmos under Vishnu’s sovereignty, where social rites support stability and righteous continuity.