Shloka 1
Adhyaya 21 — Householder's Dharma
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे पितापुत्रसंवादेऽथ कुवलयाश्वीयो नाम विंशोऽध्यायः ।
एकविंशोऽध्यायः ।
पितोवाच गालवेन समं गत्वा नृपपुत्रेण तेन यत् ।
कृतं तत् कथ्यतां पुत्रौ विचित्रा युवयोः कथा ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe pitā-putra-saṃvāde 'tha kuvalayāśvīyo nāma viṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | ekaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | pitovāca gālavena samaṃ gatvā nṛpaputreṇa tena yat | kṛtaṃ tat kathyatāṃ putrau vicitrā yuvayoḥ kathā ||
至此，《马尔坎德耶往世书》中父与诸子对话之“库瓦拉雅什维耶”（Kuvalayāśvīya）第二十章告终。今启第二十一章。父亲说道：“孩子们，请说那位王子与伽拉瓦（Gālava）同往之后做了什么；你们二人的故事实在奇妙。”
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FAQs
The Purāṇa emphasizes attentive transmission: elders prompt the young to recount lived experience, turning events into instruction (kathā) for ethical reflection.
This is a structural marker supporting Vaṃśānucarita narration; colophons themselves are not pancalakṣaṇa items but organize the dynastic account.
The frame reminds the listener that meaning arises through retelling: memory and narration transform action into dharma-knowledge.