Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
किंचित्कर्तुं न जानाति प्रतिज्ञातं च तेन वै । सर्वेषां पुरतः सर्वं करिष्यामीति निश्चितम्
kiṃcitkartuṃ na jānāti pratijñātaṃ ca tena vai | sarveṣāṃ purataḥ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmīti niścitam
เขาไม่รู้แม้เพียงเล็กน้อยว่าจะทำอย่างไร แต่ก็ได้ให้คำปฏิญาณไว้จริง; และต่อหน้าทุกคนเขาตั้งมั่นว่า “เราจักทำให้สำเร็จทั้งหมด”
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: In the forest, the student pauses, conflicted—hands clenched or held to chest—showing both helplessness and firm resolve to do everything promised.
FAQs
Dharma tests sincerity: one must strive to fulfill a promise even when one feels inadequate.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse focuses on moral resolve rather than a named site.
None; it stresses determination to complete an accepted duty.