It was the way, O son of Kunti, that that great king first dropped down through the curse of the Brahmanas for a faulty speech, and once more got up to heaven at the behest of the great God (Vishnu).
एवं तेनापि कौन्तेय वाग्दोषाद् देवताज्ञया। प्राप्ता गतिरवस्तात् तु द्विजशापान्महात्मना॥