One day when he was going to depart on a sacrificial business, he employed one of his pupils, named Uttanka, to look after nis house and family. He said, “Uttanka, whatever should be required to be done in my house, let it be done by you without neglect." Having given him these instructions, Veda went away on his journey.
स कदाचिद्याज्यकार्येणाभिप्रस्थित उत्तङ्कनामानं शिष्यं नियोजयामास॥ 'भो यत् किंचिदस्मद्गृहे परिहीयते, तदिच्छाम्यहमपरिहीयमानं भवता क्रियमाणम्' इति। स एवं प्रतिसंदिश्योत्तवं वेदः प्रवासं जगाम॥