Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 97
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
विदेहराज्यं च तदा प्रतिष्ठाप्प सुतस्य वै । यतिथधर्ममुपासंश्वाप्पवसन्मिथिलाधिप:,इसके बाद मिथिलानरेशने विदेहदेशका राज्य अपने पुत्रको सौंप दिया और स्वयं वे यति-धर्मका पालन करते हुए वहाँ रहने लगे
videharājyaṃ ca tadā pratiṣṭhāpya sutasya vai | yatidharmam upāsan svāpavasan mithilādhipaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：随后，弥提罗之主将毗提诃国托付于其子；而他自己则奉行遁世者之戒律（游行者之法），留在彼处依“耶提法”而住。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should ensure orderly succession and the stability of the realm, and only then may he turn inward toward renunciant discipline; yati-dharma here signifies restraint and detachment pursued without neglecting prior responsibilities.
The ruler of Mithilā transfers (installs) the Videha kingdom to his son and thereafter remains in the same region living as a yati, observing ascetic/renunciant conduct.