Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
महेंद्रमुख्या गीर्वाणा नागाः पातालवासिनः । रत्नान्यादाय बहुशः ससरित्का महाब्धयः
maheṃdramukhyā gīrvāṇā nāgāḥ pātālavāsinaḥ | ratnānyādāya bahuśaḥ sasaritkā mahābdhayaḥ
മഹേന്ദ്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) നേതൃത്വം നൽകിയ ദേവഗണം വന്നു; പാതാളവാസികളായ നാഗന്മാരും എത്തി. മഹാസമുദ്രങ്ങളും തങ്ങളുടെ നദികളോടുകൂടെ, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പലവിധ രത്നങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് അർപ്പണത്തിനായി സന്നിഹിതരായി.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Gaṅgā-tīra implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra and the devas arrive; Nāgas from Pātāla emerge; the great oceans appear with their rivers, repeatedly bringing jewels as offerings to the sacred festival in Kāśī.
FAQs
True sacredness draws the whole cosmos toward dharma—devas, nāgas, and even oceans symbolically offer their wealth in honor of the holy realm.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the setting of a grand, cosmic celebration described in Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights offering (upahāra) symbolism through jewels brought to the sacred occasion.