Hearing these words of the king, the Brahmana became filled with joy, and speaking highly of what he heard, Mandavya followed the path of Liberation.
राज्ञस्तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमानभवद् द्विजः। पूजयित्वा च तद् वाक्यं माण्डव्यो मोक्षमाश्रितः॥