The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.57.1

1.57.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
rājoparicaro nāma dharmanityo mahīpatiḥ |
babhūva mṛgayāṃ gantuṃ sa kadāciddhṛtavrataḥ || 1 ||

"Vaisampayana said, 'There was a king of the name of Uparichara. That monarch was devoted to virtue. He was very much addicted also to hunting. That king of the Paurava race, called also Vasu, conquered the excellent and delightful kingdom of Chedi under instructions from Indra. Some time after, the king gave up the use of arms and, dwelling in a secluded retreat, practised the most severe austerities. The gods with Indra at their head once approached the monarch during this period, believing that he sought the headship of the gods, by those severe austerities of his. The celestials, becoming objects of his sight, by soft speeches succeeded in winning him away from his ascetic austerities.'