Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
तेषां गणानां किं कुर्मो दरिद्राणां वयं विभो । समुद्रा रत्नसंभारं प्रत्यहं प्रेषयंति च
teṣāṃ gaṇānāṃ kiṃ kurmo daridrāṇāṃ vayaṃ vibho | samudrā ratnasaṃbhāraṃ pratyahaṃ preṣayaṃti ca
Wahai Tuhan Yang Mahamulia, apa yang dapat kami lakukan bagi para gaṇa yang miskin itu? Bahkan samudra pun setiap hari mengirim timbunan permata.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A courtly, otherworldly vision of the Lord in Kāśī receiving daily tribute: the ocean personified sending heaps of jewels, while humble gaṇas speak of their poverty yet participate in lavish cosmic offerings.
FAQs
In a supreme sacred realm, even nature becomes an offering—divine grace supplies what is needed, underscoring Kāśī’s unmatched sanctity.
Kāśī, presented as a city so holy that cosmic forces support its divine order.
No explicit rite; the verse evokes the idea of continual offerings (nitya-upahāra) to the divine sphere.