Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
काश्यां वसंति ये मर्त्या दूरस्थैरपि सन्नरैः । योगक्षेमो विधातव्यस्तेषां विश्वेशितुर्मुदे
kāśyāṃ vasaṃti ye martyā dūrasthairapi sannaraiḥ | yogakṣemo vidhātavyasteṣāṃ viśveśiturmude
কাশীত বাস কৰা মর্ত্যসকলৰ যোগ-ক্ষেম, অৰ্থাৎ কল্যাণ আৰু নিৰাপত্তাৰ ব্যৱস্থা, দূৰত থকা সজ্জন লোকেও কৰিব লাগে—বিশ্বেশ্বৰ, বিশ্বৰ অধিপতিক আনন্দিত কৰিবলৈ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distant patron sends provisions to Kāśī—boats unloading grain at a ghat, caretakers distributing food; Viśveśvara’s temple stands as the spiritual beneficiary of the welfare work.
FAQs
Supporting the needs of Kāśī residents is a direct devotional service that pleases Viśveśvara.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) and its lord Viśveśvara, emphasizing the dharma of caring for the kṣetra’s people.
A dāna/sevā-style prescription: arrange yoga-kṣema (material welfare and protection) for Kāśī residents, even from afar.