Hearing this speech of the king the chief of the celestials, Purandara, said these words pregnant with noble meaning, 'Do you live in this place, O king of kings, which you have acquired by your meritorious decds! Why do you still cherish human affections?
राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा देवराजः : पुरंदरः। आनृशस्यसमायुक्तं प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरम्॥ स्थानेऽस्मिन् वस राजेन्द्र कर्मभिर्निर्जिते शुभैः। किं त्वं मानुष्यकं स्नेहमद्यापि परिकर्षसि॥