Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
माङ्कण्डेय उवाच इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्या मृग्याश्च जगतीपतिः ।
जातकौतूहलो रौहीमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti śrutvā vacas tasyā mṛgyāś ca jagatīpatiḥ | jātakautūhalo rauhīm idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ—ସେ ହରିଣୀର କଥା ଶୁଣି ପୃଥିବୀପତିଙ୍କ କୁତୂହଳ ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲା; ତେଣୁ ସେ ରୌହୀଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବଚନ କହିଲେ।
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The king’s curiosity signals openness to correction; narrative wisdom often begins when pride yields to inquiry.
Framing narration within Purāṇic storytelling; not directly one of the five characteristics, but a vehicle for dharma-upadeśa.
Curiosity (kautūhala) is the pivot from rāga-driven action to viveka-driven questioning—an inner turn from compulsion toward understanding.