Mudgalasya Svarga-nirvedaḥ
Mudgala’s Disenchantment with Heaven
वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डवेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । प्रणम्य धर्मपुत्रं तु गतेन्द्रिय इवातुर:
vaiśampāyana uvāca pāṇḍavenābhyanujñāto rājā duryodhanas tadā | praṇamya dharmaputraṃ tu gatendriya ivāturaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Duryodhana, having received permission from the Pāṇḍava, bowed to Dharmaputra. Afflicted, he departed as though his senses had deserted him—his pride checked by the very courtesy he had sought to exploit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच