Shloka 82

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

मत्प्रसादेन भर्तारं लब्ध्वा तु पुरुषोत्तमम् मच्छापोपहताः सर्वा दस्युहस्तं गमिष्यथ

Transliteration

matprasādena bhartāraṃ labdhvā tu puruṣottamam macchāpopahatāḥ sarvā dasyuhastaṃ gamiṣyatha

Translation

By my grace you shall obtain Puruṣottama as your husband; yet, struck by my curse, you all shall fall into the hands of robbers.

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद-रूपम्; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• प्रसादेन: by (my) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• भर्तारम्: husband, protector
• भर्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having obtained’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: the Supreme Person (Vishnu)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः’

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद-रूपम्; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शाप: curse
• शाप: Hetu (Cause within compound/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (in compound)

• उपहताः: afflicted/struck
• उपहताः: Karta (Subject predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्गे ‘उपहताः’ छन्दसि/पाठभेदेन, अर्थतः ‘उपहताः/उपहताः’ = afflicted

• सर्वाः: all (of you)
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• दस्युहस्तम्: into the hands of robbers
• दस्युहस्तम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘दस्योः हस्तः’ (into the hands of robbers)

• गमिष्यथ: you will go
• गमिष्यथ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

A female ascetic/authority figure delivering a boon-and-curse (narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine grace (prasāda) and punitive consequence (śāpa) can coexist, revealing layered karmic fruition under dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Hold prosperity and adversity with accountability: accept grace without entitlement; repair harms done through humility and restitution.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord as Puruṣottama remains the ultimate refuge even as karmic law operates within His governance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Puruṣottama)
• Dasyu (robbers/bandits)

FAQs

What is the significance of a boon-and-curse together in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse shows how divine/ascetic authority can grant union with the Supreme (prasāda) while still enforcing moral causality through a curse (śāpa), keeping destiny ethically ordered.

How does Sage Parāśara explain karmic consequence in royal narratives?

Through episodic pronouncements like this—where blessing and punishment coexist—Parāśara presents history as governed by dharma, with outcomes unfolding through both grace and retribution.

What is the theological importance of calling the husband ‘Puruṣottama’ here?

It frames the promised spouse not merely as a heroic king but as Vishnu Himself—the Supreme Reality—highlighting Vaishnava sovereignty even within human genealogy and plot.