Mahabharata 1.3.86

1.3.86

sa kadācidyājyakāryeṇābhiprasthita uttaṅkaṃ nāma śiṣyaṃ niyojayāmāsa |
bho uttaṅka yatkiṃcidasmadgṛhe parihīyate tadicchāmyahamaparihīṇaṃ bhavatā kriyamāṇamiti || 86 ||

"After a certain time, Janamejaya and Paushya, both of the order of [paragraph continues] Kshatriyas, arriving at his residence appointed the Brahman. Veda, as their spiritual guide (Upadhyaya). And one day while about to depart upon some business related to a sacrifice, he employed one of his disciples, Utanka, to take charge of his household. 'Utanka', said he, 'whatsoever should have to be done in my house, let it be done by thee without neglect.' And having given these orders to Utanka, he went on his journey.