Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s9.4

c6.s9.4

At that time Śaunaka and the other great omniscient seers, masters in the knowledge and recitation of the Veda, devoted to penance, and endowed with knowledge and detachment, were engaged in performing a sacrificial session that was to last twelve years. Seeing Nārada, the son of Brahmā and a devotee of the Lord, they rose to greet him and paid him homage. After the customary rites of hospitality, they offered him a seat. All of them then sat down and asked: “Blessed Lord, son of Brahmā, please tell us the way to liberation.”