Markandeyapurana 23.1

23.1

sa rājaputraḥ saṃprāpya vegādātmapuraṃ tataḥ /
pitrorvavandiṣuḥ pādau didṛkṣuśca madālasām //

The sons spoke:
The king’s son reaching then his own city in haste, desirous to salute his parents’ feet respectfully, and eager to see Madālasā, beheld some people of the city downcast, with joyless countenances, and then again astonished with joyful faces: and other people with wide-open eyes, exclaiming “Hurrah! hurrah!” embracing one another, filled with the utmost curious interest. “Long mayest thou live, O most fortunate prince! Thy adversaries are slain; gladden thy parents’ mind and ours also, which is relieved of anxiety.