Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
ब्रह्मणः सृष्टिकर्त्तृत्वं दत्तं तेनैव शंभुना । इंद्रादयो लोकपाला जाता शंभोरनुग्रहात्
brahmaṇaḥ sṛṣṭikarttṛtvaṃ dattaṃ tenaiva śaṃbhunā | iṃdrādayo lokapālā jātā śaṃbhoranugrahāt
ബ്രഹ്മാവിന് സൃഷ്ടികർത്തൃത്വം ആ ശംഭുവേ തന്നു; ഇന്ദ്രാദി ലോകപാലകർ ശംഭുവിന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹത്താൽ തന്നെ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Śambhu-anugraha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience
Scene: Śambhu enthroned in luminous stillness, extending a gesture of boon-giving; Brahmā receives the mandate of creation, while Indra and other Lokapālas arise in their directions with their emblems, forming a mandala of cosmic guardianship.
FAQs
All cosmic authorities and functions are depicted as dependent on Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
The verse supports the Kāśīkhaṇḍa theme: Kāśī is Śiva’s own domain where his supreme grace is celebrated.
No ritual is specified; the verse is theological, describing Śiva’s bestowal of cosmic roles.