चिंतामवाप महतीं क्व यामि करवाणि किम् । नाहमभ्यस्तविद्योस्मि न चैवास्ति धनोस्म्यहम्
ciṃtāmavāpa mahatīṃ kva yāmi karavāṇi kim | nāhamabhyastavidyosmi na caivāsti dhanosmyaham
فوقع في همٍّ عظيم: «إلى أين أمضي؟ وماذا أصنع؟ لستُ ممّن تمرّس بالعلم، ولا مالَ لي البتّة».
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The youth sits or stands in a shadowed lane, hands to head, eyes downcast, voicing anxious questions about direction, livelihood, learning, and wealth.
When supports like wealth and education are absent, one is pushed toward seeking a higher refuge—dharma and sacred direction.
No specific site is named; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context keeps Kāśī as the spiritual horizon.
None.