Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
नागा वराकाश्चास्माकं सायंसायं स्वयं प्रभो । प्रदीपयंति सततं फणा रत्नप्रदीपकान्
nāgā varākāścāsmākaṃ sāyaṃsāyaṃ svayaṃ prabho | pradīpayaṃti satataṃ phaṇā ratnapradīpakān
Und unsere demütigen Nāgas entzünden, Abend für Abend, o Herr, unablässig von selbst Juwelenlampen auf ihren Hauben.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: At twilight in Kāśī, humble nāgas raise their jeweled hoods; each hood becomes a radiant lampstand, illuminating the Lord’s presence and the sacred precincts.
FAQs
Even beings considered lowly become luminous servants in a holy realm—devotion transforms and sanctifies all.
Kāśī, depicted as a city of ceaseless sacred illumination and service.
Implicitly, dīpa-dāna (offering of lamps) is echoed through the imagery of continual lamp-lighting.