When Rohita heard that his father had been attacked by dropsy due to Varuṇa and that his abdomen had grown very large, he wanted to return to the capital, but King Indra forbade him to do so.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
पितरं वरुणग्रस्तं श्रुत्वा जातमहोदरम् । रोहितो ग्राममेयाय तमिन्द्रः प्रत्यषेधत
pitaraṃ varuṇagrastaṃ śrutvā jātamahodaram | rohito grāmameyāya tamindraḥ pratyaṣedhata
SB 9.7.17