Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सुराणां या कोटिः श्रुति समीरिता । प्रतीक्षते साऽवसरं सेवायै प्रत्यहंत्विह
trayastriṃśatsurāṇāṃ yā koṭiḥ śruti samīritā | pratīkṣate sā'vasaraṃ sevāyai pratyahaṃtviha
‘Koti’ para dewa tiga puluh tiga yang disebut dalam Veda itu, setiap hari menanti di sini peluang untuk berkhidmat dengan bakti.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A radiant vision of Kāśī where hosts of devas stand at the ready near ghāṭas and temples, waiting for a chance to serve—holding flywhisks, lamps, garlands—while pilgrims move through the sacred lanes.
FAQs
Service to the sacred—especially in a holy kṣetra—is so exalted that even the gods seek it.
Kāśī is praised as the place where devas themselves assemble for seva.
Implicitly, ‘sevā’ (reverent service) is upheld as a daily ideal, though no specific rite is detailed.