Markandeyapurana 10.9

10.9

brāhmaṇo bhārgavaḥ kaścit sutamāha mahāmatiḥ /
kṛtopanayanaṃ śāntaṃ sumatiṃ jaḍarūpiṇam //

A certain highly intelligent brāhman of Bhṛgu’s line addressed his son Sumati who had undergone his initiation, and who was tranquil, and in appearance stupid. “Study the Vedas, O Sumati, in order from the beginning, he zealous in obedience to thy guru, make thy food of victuals collected by begging. After that taking upon thee the duties of a householder, and performing the chiefest sacrifices, beget the desired offspring. Next resort to the forest, and then living in the forest, my son, he a wandering ascetic,[4] free from family ties. Thus shalt thou attain that highest object of religious knowledge, the Supreme Being, reaching which thou shalt not grieve.”