Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
शेषवासुकिमुख्यैश्च तत्प्रासादो महानिह । मणिमाणिक्यरत्नौघैर्निरमायि प्रयत्नतः
śeṣavāsukimukhyaiśca tatprāsādo mahāniha | maṇimāṇikyaratnaughairniramāyi prayatnataḥ
येथे तो महान प्रासादरूप मंदिर शेष, वासुकी इत्यादी प्रमुख नागांनी प्रयत्नपूर्वक उभारला; मणी, माणिक्य व रत्नसमूहांच्या ओघांनी तो सजविला होता.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Type: temple
Scene: Śeṣa and Vāsuki with other Nāga chiefs, in semi-divine form, raise a towering prāsāda encrusted with streams of gems—rubies, pearls, and multi-colored precious stones—glittering under lamp-light, with Kāśī’s skyline behind.
FAQs
Even mighty Nāgas are depicted as devotees and builders in Kāśī, underscoring the city’s universal attraction for service to the divine.
A great prāsāda (temple edifice) in Kāśī associated with Nāga patrons like Śeṣa and Vāsuki.
No explicit rite; the focus is on sacred construction (nirmāṇa) as an act of devotion.