Vyasa said : O king, there lived in Kurukshetra a virtuous man, named Mudgala. He was truthful and free from malice. He was self-controlled. He led the Sila and Uncha modes of life.
व्यास उवाच शिलोच्छवृत्तिर्धर्मात्मा मुद्गलः संयतेन्द्रियः। आसीद् राजन् कुरुक्षेत्रे सत्यवागनसूयकः॥