वीरभद्रो नभश्चैव कर्दमालिप्तविग्रहः । स्थूलकर्णो महाबाहुरसिपारे व्यवस्थिताः
vīrabhadro nabhaścaiva kardamāliptavigrahaḥ | sthūlakarṇo mahābāhurasipāre vyavasthitāḥ
Vīrabhadra and Nabhas, and also Kardamāliptavigraha, Sthūlakarṇa, and Mahābāhu—these are stationed on the farther side of the Asi river.
Skanda
Tirtha: Asī (Assi) boundary of Kāśī
Type: ghat
Scene: Beyond the Asī river stands Vīrabhadra with a fierce protective stance, accompanied by Nabhas, Kardamāliptavigraha (mud-smeared form), Sthūlakarṇa (large-eared), and Mahābāhu (mighty-armed), forming a vigilant cordon at the river’s edge.
Kāśī’s liminal spaces—its river boundaries—are sanctified and protected, highlighting the kṣetra’s divine administration.
Kāśī, specifically the region associated with the Asi river boundary.
No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on sacred geography and guardians.