Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
अविमुक्तस्य रक्षार्थं यत्र या देवताः स्थिताः । प्रसादं कुरु मे देव ताः समाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः
avimuktasya rakṣārthaṃ yatra yā devatāḥ sthitāḥ | prasādaṃ kuru me deva tāḥ samācakṣva tattvataḥ
अविमुक्त की रक्षा के लिए जहाँ-जहाँ जो-जो देवता स्थित हैं, हे देव! मुझ पर प्रसन्न हो; उन्हें तत्त्वतः विस्तार से बताइए।
Agastya
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nandin/Viśvanandin
Scene: Agastya requests a truthful, complete mapping: ‘which deity stands where’ for Avimukta’s protection; the teacher is envisioned revealing a mandala-map of the city with deity icons at nodes.
FAQs
Seeking sacred knowledge requires humility and clarity; knowing the divine order of a kṣetra deepens faith and right conduct.
Avimukta (the never-abandoned sacred zone of Kāśī) is explicitly named.
No direct rite is stated; the request is for an accurate listing of protective deities and their stations.