Skandapurana 5.184.129_65

5.184.129_65

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve papracchustaṃ dvijottamāḥ ..
vānaprasthāśramaṃ tyaktvā bhāryāṃ śiśusamanvitām ..
kva gatastvaṃ tadācakṣva kiyatkālaṃ ca saṃsthitaḥ .. 94 ..

Sūta said: / Then all those brahmins, the best of the twice-born, questioned him: / ‘Having abandoned the forest-dweller’s hermitage, your wife, and your child, / where did you go then? Tell us, and how long did you remain there?’