Vaishampayana said : O king, one day Pandu, while roaming in that great forest abounding in deer and other fierce animals, saw a large deer, the leader of its herd, coupling with its mate.
वैशम्पायन उवाच राजा पाण्डुर्महारण्ये मृगव्यालनिषेविते। चरन् मैथुनधर्मस्थं ददर्श मृगयूथपम्॥