चित्रं पुत्र त्वरयति यातुं मे मानसांडजः । सुधाधाराधर इव बहिश्चिरयति त्वयि
citraṃ putra tvarayati yātuṃ me mānasāṃḍajaḥ | sudhādhārādhara iva bahiścirayati tvayi
विचित्र आहे, पुत्रा! माझा मनोज पक्षी लवकर उडून जाऊ पाहतो; तरीही तुझ्यामुळे तो बाहेर अमृतधारा धारण करणाऱ्या मेघासारखा चिरकाळ थांबतो.
Sunīti (contextual attribution), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (contextual attribution)
The verse portrays inner conflict: the spirit urges renunciation, yet love and duty create delay—showing how devotion matures through struggle.
No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting.
None; the focus is emotional and moral, not ritual instruction.