Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
रामेश्वरान्महाक्षेत्राज्जटीदेवः समागतः । एकदंतोत्तरे भागे सोर्चितः सर्वकामदः
rāmeśvarānmahākṣetrājjaṭīdevaḥ samāgataḥ | ekadaṃtottare bhāge sorcitaḥ sarvakāmadaḥ
偉大なる聖域ラーメーシュヴァラより、ジャティーデーヴァ神がここに来られた。エーカダンタの北方にて礼拝され、あらゆる正しき願いを成就させ給う。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Jaṭīdeva at Ekadanta (uttara-bhāga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small shrine in Kāśī’s northern quarter: Jaṭīdeva, matted-haired ascetic form, is ceremonially welcomed as having arrived from Rāmeśvara; devotees offer flowers and lamps, with a sense of ‘all-desire-fulfilment’ blessing.
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Kāśī is portrayed as a confluence of sanctities where deities ‘arrive’ and become accessible; sincere worship yields the fulfilment of righteous desires.
A shrine-zone in Kāśī associated with Ekadanta, linked by origin to the great kṣetra of Rāmeśvara.
Arcana (formal worship) of Jaṭīdeva at the northern part of Ekadanta, with faith in the deity’s boon-giving power.