Shloka 23
Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततो राजा परं हर्षमवाप्य तमपृच्छत ।
द्विजवर्यं स्वदौर्भाग्यकारणं दयितां प्रति ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato rājā paraṃ harṣam avāpya tam apṛcchata / dvijavaryaṃ sva-daubhāgya-kāraṇaṃ dayitāṃ prati
മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു— തുടർന്ന് രാജാവ് മഹാനന്ദം പ്രാപിച്ച്, തന്റെ പ്രിയ (ഭാര്യ) സംബന്ധിച്ച തന്റെ ദുര്ഭാഗ്യകാരണം ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണനോടു ചോദിച്ചു.
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FAQs
The proper response to suffering is inquiry (praśna) and willingness to understand causality rather than mere complaint; the king seeks the root (kāraṇa), aligning with dharmic self-examination.
Carita (dialogue-driven narrative). It supports purāṇic function of teaching dharma through exemplary questioning and answer.
‘Joy’ before the question suggests readiness—when the mind becomes receptive, the hidden causal chain of relationships can be revealed and transformed.