What discouraging information did the sannyasi Vijayananda receive in Shirdi about his pilgrimage to Mansarovar?

In Chapter 31, before meeting Sai Baba, the sannyasi Vijayananda encountered Swami Somdevji of Haridwar in Shirdi. When Vijayananda asked about the journey to Mansarovar, the Swami painted a grim picture. He informed him that the destination was still five hundred miles away, located at the source of the Gangotri. He warned of heavy snowfall, frequent changes in language every fifty miles, and the general hardship faced by outsiders due to the apprehensive nature of the local population. The text states that hearing this news directly from the Swami's mouth caused the sannyasi to become dejected and his mind to be "immersed in worry," casting a shadow over his ambitious pilgrimage plans.