Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
किंवायुपाप्यरोगेण विकासिन्याथ किं श्रिया । किं वा बुद्ध्या विमलया यदि गंगां न सेवते
kiṃvāyupāpyarogeṇa vikāsinyātha kiṃ śriyā | kiṃ vā buddhyā vimalayā yadi gaṃgāṃ na sevate
நோயற்ற ஆரோக்கியமும் மலர்ந்த இளமையும் எதற்கு? செல்வம் எதற்கு? தூய தெளிந்த புத்தியும் எதற்கு—கங்கையைச் சேவிக்காவிட்டால்।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (service/Sevā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: A prosperous household scene fades into the background; in the foreground, a healthy, radiant person offers a lamp and flowers to Gaṅgā at twilight; the river reflects the flame, symbolizing redirected life-purpose.
FAQs
Health, wealth, and intelligence are portrayed as incomplete without devotion expressed through Gaṅgā-sevā.
The Gaṅgā tīrtha, revered as a living focus of dharma and purification in Kāśī.
Sevā—active reverent service/attendance to the Gaṅgā (which may include visiting, bathing, offerings, and respectful conduct).