Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
श्वेतद्वीप इति ख्यातं तत्स्थानं काशिसीमनि । श्वेतद्वीपे वसंत्येव नरास्तन्मूर्तिसेवकाः
śvetadvīpa iti khyātaṃ tatsthānaṃ kāśisīmani | śvetadvīpe vasaṃtyeva narāstanmūrtisevakāḥ
ذلك الموضع، في حدود كاشي، مشهور باسم «شفيتادفيبا». حقًّا إن الرجال الذين يخدمون تلك الصورة المقدسة يقيمون في شفيتادفيبا.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright, white-hued sacred precinct in Kāśī labeled ‘Śvetadvīpa’; devotees serving the Ādikeśava icon appear suffused with luminous purity, as if already dwelling in a celestial island.
FAQs
Service (sevā) to the deity anchors one in a sanctified spiritual realm, even while living in the world.
Śvetadvīpa, a named sacred spot within the Kāśī region.
Sevā—devotional attendance and service to the revered mūrti.