Shloka 78
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
इतरास् त्व् अब्रुवन् विप्र प्रसन्नो भगवान् यदि तद् इच्छामः पतिं प्राप्तुं विप्रेन्द्र पुरुषोत्तमम्
itarās tv abruvan vipra prasanno bhagavān yadi tad icchāmaḥ patiṃ prāptuṃ viprendra puruṣottamam
But the other women said: “O brāhmaṇa, if the Blessed Lord is truly pleased, then we desire to obtain as our husband that Supreme Person—Puruṣottama—O best of the twice-born.”
A group of other women (itarāḥ) speaking to a brāhmaṇa (vipra/viprendra) within the narrated episode; the Purana’s overarching narration is traditionally Parasara to Maitreya
Concept: The highest boon is not worldly gain but union in devoted belonging to Puruṣottama, the Supreme Person.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Reframe life-goals: let relationships, success, and practice become expressions of God-centered commitment rather than ends in themselves.
Vishishtadvaita: Personalism: liberation is communion/service to the Supreme Person (Puruṣottama), not impersonal absorption; devotion can be expressed through multiple rasas, including madhurya.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Madhurya
Lakshmi Presence: Sri
FAQs
It expresses the ideal of exclusive devotion: when the Lord is pleased, the highest request is not worldly gain but union with the Supreme Person (Vishnu) himself.
Grace is presented as the decisive condition—‘if Bhagavān is pleased’—implying that the supreme attainment depends on the Lord’s favor rather than mere human effort.
“Puruṣottama” highlights Vishnu’s supremacy over all beings and goals; it aligns the narrative with Vaishnava theology where the Lord is the ultimate end (parama-puruṣārtha).