Vainya

Yudhishthira is tormented: brahmanas have followed him into exile, but he has nothing to give them. He cannot abandon them, yet he cannot sustain them. He goes to his priest Dhoumya and asks what the right course of action is.

The sage Atri wants to retire to the forest, but his wife persuades him to first seek riches from King Vainya, who is conducting a horse sacrifice and donating gifts. When Atri arrives and praises the king, the sage Goutama rebukes him — sparking a public argument about whether Vainya is truly worthy of such praise.