Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
गणावूचतुः । अलकायाः पुरोभागे पूरैशानीमहोदया । अस्यां वसंति सततं रुद्रभक्तास्तपोधनाः
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | alakāyāḥ purobhāge pūraiśānīmahodayā | asyāṃ vasaṃti satataṃ rudrabhaktāstapodhanāḥ
গণাসকলে ক’লে: ‘অলকাৰ সন্মুখত ঐশানী নামৰ নগৰী আছে, যাৰ উদয় অতি মঙ্গলময়। তাত সদায় ৰুদ্ৰভক্ত তপোধন তপস্বীসকল বাস কৰে।’
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Aiśānī-purī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇas speak, pointing out a radiant city named Aiśānī before Alakā; within, ascetics and Rudra-devotees dwell in perpetual worshipful discipline.
FAQs
True prosperity is defined as devotion to Rudra and the wealth of austerity (tapas), not worldly possession.
A sacred city named Aiśānī is introduced as a devotional abode connected to Rudra-bhaktas (within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame).
No specific rite is stated; the focus is on continual residence in devotion and ascetic discipline.