Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
चिंतामवाप महतीं क्व यामि करवाणि किम् । नाहमभ्यस्तविद्योस्मि न चैवास्ति धनोस्म्यहम्
ciṃtāmavāpa mahatīṃ kva yāmi karavāṇi kim | nāhamabhyastavidyosmi na caivāsti dhanosmyaham
သူသည် စိုးရိမ်ပူပန်မှုကြီးထဲသို့ ကျရောက်ကာ—“ငါ ဘယ်ကို သွားရမလဲ၊ ဘာလုပ်ရမလဲ။ ငါသည် ပညာကို မကျွမ်းကျင်သေး၊ ငါ့တွင် ငွေကြေးလည်း မရှိ” ဟု တွေးတော၏။
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.
FAQs
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.