Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
श्वेतद्वीप इति ख्यातं तत्स्थानं काशिसीमनि । श्वेतद्वीपे वसंत्येव नरास्तन्मूर्तिसेवकाः
śvetadvīpa iti khyātaṃ tatsthānaṃ kāśisīmani | śvetadvīpe vasaṃtyeva narāstanmūrtisevakāḥ
Ang pook na yaon, sa loob ng hanggahan ng Kāśī, ay tanyag sa pangalang ‘Śvetadvīpa’. Tunay, ang mga taong naglilingkod sa banal na anyong iyon ay nananahan sa Śvetadvīpa.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright, white-hued sacred precinct in Kāśī labeled ‘Śvetadvīpa’; devotees serving the Ādikeśava icon appear suffused with luminous purity, as if already dwelling in a celestial island.
FAQs
Service (sevā) to the deity anchors one in a sanctified spiritual realm, even while living in the world.
Śvetadvīpa, a named sacred spot within the Kāśī region.
Sevā—devotional attendance and service to the revered mūrti.