Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 11
Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri
नारद उवाच कोर्ऽथो गन्धर्वराजस्य येनाप्रैषीन्महाजवम् राज्ञः कुवलयाश्वस्य कोर्ऽथो नृपसुतस्य च
nārada uvāca kor'tho gandharvarājasya yenāpraiṣīnmahājavam rājñaḥ kuvalayāśvasya kor'tho nṛpasutasya ca
Nārada said: What was the purpose of the Gandharva king, for which you sent (that horse), swift of great speed? And what was the purpose (or interest) of King Kuvalayāśva, and what of the prince as well?
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FAQs
Purāṇic narration often foregrounds causality and moral-political intent. By asking ‘ko ’rthaḥ’ for each party (Gandharva king, Kuvalayāśva, and the prince), Nārada prompts Pulastya to unfold the chain of motives that will explain the ensuing events and their dharmic implications.
Kuvalayāśva is a royal figure known in Purāṇic/Itihāsa genealogical traditions (often associated with the Ikṣvāku line in broader literature). Here he functions as a key human king within the episode that Pulastya is about to narrate in detail.
Indirectly. While no tirtha is named, the interrogative setup is typical of sections that later anchor events to specific places (rivers, forests, pilgrimage-sites). The geography usually appears once the narrative moves from motive to action and location.