Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
ततो गते हृषीकेशे व्यासः पुत्रमुवाच ह । प्रस्थितं वनवासाय निःस्पृहं स्वगृहं प्रति
tato gate hṛṣīkeśe vyāsaḥ putramuvāca ha | prasthitaṃ vanavāsāya niḥspṛhaṃ svagṛhaṃ prati
ततो गते हृषीकेशे व्यासः पुत्रमुवाच ह। प्रस्थितं वनवासाय निःस्पृहं स्वगृहं प्रति॥
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Scene: After the divine departure, Vyāsa turns to his son, who stands ready for forest-life, carrying minimal belongings, gaze steady and detached from the home behind him.
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When detachment ripens, even the home loses its pull; yet elders still attempt to anchor the young in dharma.
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