ये सहाध्यायिनोप्यस्य वयोज्येष्ठाश्च तेपि हि । सर्वेसर्वे समीहंते कर्म तत्कृतमेव हि
ye sahādhyāyinopyasya vayojyeṣṭhāśca tepi hi | sarvesarve samīhaṃte karma tatkṛtameva hi
Até seus companheiros de estudo—sim, até os mais velhos em idade—todos, um por um, esperavam que aquela tarefa fosse de fato realizada somente por ele.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: A young student stands among fellow students, including elders, all looking toward him with expectation; the atmosphere is tense, duty-laden, and anticipatory.
Dharma includes being dependable—once a duty is placed upon you, others rightly expect you to complete it.
The wider frame is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself stresses conduct rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
None explicitly; it emphasizes ethical duty and responsibility.