Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
ज्योतिर्मयीभिर्मालाभिः परितः परिवेष्टितम् । वृंदैर्वृंदारकर्षीणां गणानां च निरंतरम्
jyotirmayībhirmālābhiḥ paritaḥ pariveṣṭitam | vṛṃdairvṛṃdārakarṣīṇāṃ gaṇānāṃ ca niraṃtaram
അത് ജ്യോതിർമയമായ മാലകളാൽ ചുറ്റും പൊതിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; ദേവവൃന്ദങ്ങളും ശിവഗണസമൂഹങ്ങളും നിരന്തരം സമീപത്ത് സേവയിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു।
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara/Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: The Mahāliṅga wrapped in luminous garlands—rings and strands of light orbiting it—while ranks of devas and Śiva’s gaṇas stand in continuous attendance, forming a protective, celebratory circle.
FAQs
The Liṅga is depicted as a cosmic center of worship, honored by divine assemblies—suggesting its supremacy and the exceptional merit of its darśana.
Kāśī-kṣetra, through the majestic depiction of the Mahāliṅga and its divine retinue.
No direct prescription; it describes perpetual attendance and veneration, implying the merit of worship and darśana.