Bhishma said-Having heard these wholesome words spoken by the Island-born (Vyasa), "Shuka, leaving his father, proceeded to seek a preceptor who could teach him the religion of Liberation.
भीष्म उवाच इदं द्वैपायनवचो हितमुक्तं निशम्य तु। शुको गतः परित्यज्य पितरं मोक्षदेशिकम्॥