Why did the sannyasi Vijayananda become dejected and worried after arriving in Shirdi, according to the account in Chapter 31?

In Chapter 31, the sannyasi Vijayananda's dejection stemmed from a conversation he had with Swami Somdevji of Haridwar. Having traveled from Madras with the goal of reaching Mansarovar, Vijayananda asked the Swami for details about the remainder of his journey. Swami Somdevji informed him that Mansarovar was still five hundred miles away, the path was subject to heavy snow, the language changed frequently, and outsiders faced many hardships. As verses 20 and 21 of Chapter 31 describe, hearing this news from the Swami's mouth made the sannyasi dejected and his mind became immersed in worry about the difficult pilgrimage that lay ahead.