Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 71, 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
摩罗迦ṇḍeya说道：其后，国王得大欢喜，便向那位最上婆罗门请问：就其所爱之妻而言，自己不幸之因缘究竟为何。
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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.