Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
पूर्वतो मणिकर्णीशो ब्रह्मेशो दक्षिणे स्थितः । पश्चिमे चैव गोकर्णो भारभूतस्तथोत्तरे
pūrvato maṇikarṇīśo brahmeśo dakṣiṇe sthitaḥ | paścime caiva gokarṇo bhārabhūtastathottare
À l’est se tient Maṇikarṇīśa ; au sud demeure Brahmeśa. À l’ouest est Gokarṇa, et de même au nord, Bhārabhūta.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Directional Kāśī-lingas (Maṇikarṇīśa, Brahmeśa, Gokarṇa, Bhārabhūta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A map-like sacred mandala of Kāśī with four shrines at cardinal directions, the Gaṅgā flowing like a silver arc, and the central Śiva presence implied; pilgrims circumambulate connecting the four points.
FAQs
Kāśī is structured as a sacred mandala marked by Śiva-presences in the cardinal directions.
Avimukta/Kāśī, with specific mention of Maṇikarṇikā-associated Maṇikarṇīśa and other Śiva shrines.
No direct rite; it provides a sacred topography used for pilgrimage orientation and devotional visitation.