Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
तत्पार्श्वतो हि शाखेशो विशाखेशश्च तत्र वै । नैगमेयेश्वरस्तत्र येन्ये नंद्यादयो गणाः
tatpārśvato hi śākheśo viśākheśaśca tatra vai | naigameyeśvarastatra yenye naṃdyādayo gaṇāḥ
उस पावन स्थान के दोनों ओर शाकेश और विशाखेश विराजमान हैं। वहीं नैगमेयेश्वर भी हैं, तथा नन्दी आदि अन्य गण अपने सहचरों सहित स्थित हैं।
Skanda
Tirtha: Śākheśa–Viśākheśa–Naigameyeśvara (gaṇa-liṅga cluster)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred Kāśī lane/precinct with a central shrine implied, flanked by two small liṅga-shrines labeled Śākheśa and Viśākheśa; nearby a third shrine Naigameyeśvara; gaṇas like Nandī present as stone icons and subtle divine attendants.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as protected and sanctified by Śiva’s forms and attendants, making the whole region a living field of Śaiva grace.
A Kāśī sacred zone marked by the liṅgas Śākheśa, Viśākheśa, and Naigameyeśvara, attended by Nandī and other gaṇas.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily identifies the presiding liṅgas and Śiva’s gaṇas associated with the place.