Skandapurana 7.6.89_137

7.6.89_137

sohamanyaṃ tapo nityaṃ niranukrośameva ca .
ācāryaṃ matisaṃpannaṃ109 saṃśrayāmīti me matiḥ . .63 . .
na cāpi tad110 vyavasyāmi yuvayornāsti kaścana .
kuryādyaḥ pādayornityaṃ śuśrūṣāmiti cintayan111 ..64..

Therefore, my mind is set on taking refuge with another teacher, ever devoted to austerity, / pitiless [in discipline], and endowed with wisdom. / Yet I cannot resolve upon that, reflecting: 'There is no one of your own / who will continuously perform service at your feet.'