Mahabharata 12.149.67

तपसापि हि संयुक्तो न काले नोपहन्यतेसर्वस्नेहावसानं तदिदं तत्प्रेतपत्तनम्

tapasāpi hi saṃyukto na kāle nopahanyatesarvasnehāvasānaṃ tadidaṃ tatpretapattanam

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.