Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 180
शिलादतनयोप्यैशीं मूर्द्धन्याज्ञां विधाय च । आहूय सर्वतो दुर्गाः प्रतिदुर्गं न्यवेशयत्
śilādatanayopyaiśīṃ mūrddhanyājñāṃ vidhāya ca | āhūya sarvato durgāḥ pratidurgaṃ nyaveśayat
शिलाद के पुत्र ने भी यह परम आज्ञा सर्वत्र विधान रूप से देकर, चारों दिशाओं से दुर्गा-रक्षिकाओं को बुलाया और क्षेत्र-रक्षा हेतु प्रत्येक दुर्ग में क्रमशः स्थापित किया।
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandin/Śiva’s agent issues a supreme ordinance; protective Durgās arrive from the directions and take posts at each ‘fort’ or boundary-point of Avimukta, forming a ring of śakti around the sacred city.
FAQs
Sacred places are protected by divine order; dharma is upheld through appointed guardians who preserve the sanctity of the kṣetra.
The wider sacred domain of Kāśī/Avimukta is implied, described as being guarded through divine fortifications.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse describes divine appointment and protection rather than a human rite.
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