The Curl of a vector field $X=P\partial_x+Q\partial_y+R\partial_z$ is equal to $$Curl X= (R_y-Q_z)\partial_x +(P_z-R_x)\partial_y+ (Q_x-P_y)\partial_z$$ For the moment we replace $\partial_x,\partial_y,\partial_z$ with $dy\wedge dz, dx\wedge dz, dx\wedge dy$ respectively.(In fact we apply the Hodge star operator to the dual of the base $\partial_x,\partial_y,\partial_z$. So actually the component of $Curl X$ is identical to the compenents of the $2$ form $$\alpha=(R_y-Q_z)dy\wedge dz +(P_z-R_x)dx\wedge dz +(Q_x-P_y)dx\wedge dy$$ On the other hand the vector field $X$, being a section of the tangent bundle $T\mathbb{R}^3$, can be considered as a map $$X:\mathbb{R}^3 \to \mathbb{R}^3\times \mathbb{R}^3\\X(x,y,z)=(x,y,z, P(x,y,z),Q(x,y,z),R(x,y,z))$$. Note that the following equality hold: $$\alpha =X^* \omega$$ where $\omega$ is the natural symplectic structure of $\mathbb{R}^3 \times \mathbb{R}^3$ with $\omega= dx\wedge dp +dy\wedge dq+dz \wedge dr$. The situation described above is a motivation to consider the following generalization of the concept of the Curl of a vector field on an arbitrary Riemannian manifold. >**A generalized Curl:** Let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold. The metric $g$ gives an isomorphism(hence diffeomorphism) between $TM$ and $T^* M$. So the standard intrinsic symplectic structure of the cotangant bundle is carried to a symplectic structure $\omega$ on $TM$. Now assume that $X:M \to TM$ is a vector field. We define the Curle of $X$ as a $2$-form with the following formula $$Curl X=X^* \omega$$ This is already mentioned at this MO question. https://mathoverflow.net/questions/291099/a-generalization-of-gradient-vector-fields-and-curl-of-vector-fields