Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
ऊर्ध्वरेतास्त्रिदंडायाः संप्राप्तोत्र स्वयं विभुः । कूश्मांडकं गणाध्यक्षं पुरस्कृत्य व्यवस्थितः
ūrdhvaretāstridaṃḍāyāḥ saṃprāptotra svayaṃ vibhuḥ | kūśmāṃḍakaṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ puraskṛtya vyavasthitaḥ
त्रिदंडा येथून स्वयं प्रभु ऊर्ध्वरेता रूपाने येथे आले आहेत; आणि गणाध्यक्ष कूश्मांडकास अग्रस्थानी ठेवून ते प्रतिष्ठित झाले आहेत।
Skanda
Tirtha: Ūrdhvaretā-sthāna (Kāśī) / Tridaṇḍā sambandha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Ūrdhvaretā arriving/being established from Tridaṇḍā, with Kūśmāṇḍaka—gaṇādhyakṣa—placed foremost like a ceremonial guardian; a Kāśī shrine setting with lamps, bilva leaves, and attendant gaṇas.
FAQs
Kāśī is depicted as the place where Śiva’s special forms are permanently installed, accompanied by His gaṇas, making the city a complete sacred ecosystem.
The Ūrdhvaretā presence/shrine in Kāśī, linked to Tridaṇḍā and the gaṇa-chief Kūśmāṇḍaka.
None explicit; the verse mainly records the divine establishment (sthāpana) and attendant hierarchy.