Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
सिद्धानां योगिनां स्तोमैरर्च्यमानं निरंतरम् । गीयमानं च गंधर्वैः स्तूयमानं च चारणैः
siddhānāṃ yogināṃ stomairarcyamānaṃ niraṃtaram | gīyamānaṃ ca gaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānaṃ ca cāraṇaiḥ
അത് സിദ്ധന്മാരുടെയും യോഗികളുടെയും സമുച്ചയങ്ങളാൽ നിരന്തരം അർച്ചിക്കപ്പെടുകയും, ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ പാടുകയും, ചാരണന്മാർ സ്തുതിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്നു।
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara/Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A continuous worship scene: siddhas and yogins offering arghya and flowers in disciplined rows; gandharvas singing with vīṇā and flute; cāraṇas reciting praises—sound visualized as flowing ribbons of light toward the liṅga.
FAQs
Perpetual praise and worship by exalted beings highlights the Liṅga’s supreme sanctity and the extraordinary merit of devotion in Kāśī.
Kāśī-kṣetra, through the continuous veneration of the Mahāliṅga by celestial and perfected communities.
Arcana (worship) and gāna/stuti (singing and praising) are implied as devotional acts, though no specific procedure is detailed.