Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
अनामयाश्चिंतनया न येशितुर्जनामनाग्यत्र विना पिनाकिना । न कर्मसत्कर्मकृतोपि कुर्वतेऽनुकुर्वते शर्वगणांश्च सर्वतः
anāmayāściṃtanayā na yeśiturjanāmanāgyatra vinā pinākinā | na karmasatkarmakṛtopi kurvate'nukurvate śarvagaṇāṃśca sarvataḥ
そこでは、ピナーカを担う御方（シヴァ）なくして、人はたとえ澄みわたる静かな意志をもってしても自在を得ない。善業を積んだ者でさえ独立の行為者として「為す」のではなく、あらゆる方角でシャルヴァ（シヴァ）の眷属の群れに和して行ずる。
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī attempts meditation and righteous acts; behind him stands Śiva with Pināka, while Śiva’s gaṇas subtly guide the devotee’s steps—symbolizing that actions become effective through divine alignment rather than egoic control.
FAQs
In Kāśī, Śiva’s sovereignty is paramount; spiritual success and action are fulfilled through alignment with his divine order.
Kāśī-kṣetra as the domain uniquely governed by Śiva (Pinākin/Śarva).
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes dependence on Śiva and conformity to his gaṇas in the sacred field.