The Pandavas said : O blessed one, you acted properly in causing king Indradhyumna who had fallen from heaven to regain it. He (Markandeya) said, “The son of Devaki Krishna also had thus rescued the royal sage Nriga who had fallen into hell. He caused him to regain heaven.
पाण्डवाश्चोचुः साधु शोभनं भवता कृतं राजानमिन्द्रद्युम्नं स्वर्गलोकाच्च्युतं स्वे स्थाने प्रतिपादयतेत्यथैतानब्रवीदसौ ननु देवकीपुत्रेणापि कृष्णेन कृष्णेन नरके मज्जामानो राजर्षिर्तृगस्तस्मात् कृच्छ्रात् पुनः समुद्धृत्य स्वर्ग प्रापित इति॥