What a person understands as his or her Purusharthas could very according to his or her background stageand station in life, sex, etc., as well as the nature of the crisis he or she is facing

In this, Purushartha means "that which is sought by man; human purpose, aim, or end." Quoted inSahu, Nandini title=The Post-colonial Space: Writing the Self and the Nation (2007). Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-81-269-0777-9.