Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
ईशानेश प्रसादेन दिश्यैश्यां हि दिगीश्वराः । एकादशाप्येकचरा जटामुकुटमंडिताः
īśāneśa prasādena diśyaiśyāṃ hi digīśvarāḥ | ekādaśāpyekacarā jaṭāmukuṭamaṃḍitāḥ
By the grace of Īśāneśa, in that northeastern direction the Lords of the Quarters abide. All eleven move as one, adorned with crowns of matted locks.
Gaṇas (continuing)
Tirtha: Aiśāna-dik in Kāśī (Īśāneśa-sannidhāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the northeast of Kāśī, the lords of directions appear as a unified procession—eleven moving as one—each crowned with matted locks, suffused with Īśāneśa’s grace.
FAQs
Divine order and protection of sacred space arise from Īśāneśa’s grace; Śiva’s powers act in unity for dharma.
The Īśāna (northeast) sector associated with Īśāneśa in Kāśī’s sacred layout.
None explicit; it highlights grace (prasāda) and the sanctity of directional guardianship.