Moudgalya

A messenger of the gods arrives to escort the sage Moudgalya to heaven. But before leaving, Moudgalya asks him a question: what is heaven really like? The messenger answers — first with the splendors, then with the truth that no one who goes there wants to hear.

Having heard the messenger describe heaven's taints — the inevitable fall, the regret, the fading garlands — Moudgalya makes a decision that shocks the gods. He sends the messenger back alone. He wants nothing to do with a happiness that ends.