One day, in the time of yore, in the very presence of Shvetaketu's father, a Brahmana came and taking his (Shvetaketu's) mother by the hand said, “Let us go".
वेतकेतोः किल पुरा समक्षं मातरं पितुः॥ जग्राह ब्राह्मणः पाणौ गच्छाव इति चाब्रवीत्।