Leaving his wife and son in some place of shelter, the Rishi walked about, fireless and homeless, without caring for pure or impure food.
त्यक्त्वा दारांश्च पुत्रांश्च कस्मिंश्च जनसंसदि। भक्ष्याभक्ष्यसमो भूत्वा निरग्निरनिकेतनः॥