Matsya Purana 185.16

185.16

kṣudhāviṣṭastataḥ kruddho'cintayat chāpamuttamam.
dinaṃ dinaṃ prati vyāsaḥ ṣaṇmāsaṃ yo'vatiṣṭhati .. 185.16 ..

People residing at Avimukta beget both yoga and bliss In other words, they attain sublime felicity in this life Deva! the inhabitants of Avimukta get bliss during their lifetime, such is its glory Once upon a time Vedavyâsa could not get any alms there, and, agitated with the pangs of hunger he felt inclined, to pronounce a curse He passed a period of six months with great privations—13 16