Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
उदग्द्वारं तथा रक्षेद्घंटाकर्णो महागणः । ऐशंकोणं छागवक्त्रो भीषणो वह्निदिग्दलम्
udagdvāraṃ tathā rakṣedghaṃṭākarṇo mahāgaṇaḥ | aiśaṃkoṇaṃ chāgavaktro bhīṣaṇo vahnidigdalam
Begitu juga, Mahāgaṇa bernama Ghaṇṭākarṇa menjaga pintu gerbang utara; dan Chāgavaktra yang menggerunkan memelihara sudut Īśāna (timur laut), kawasan yang bersempadan dengan arah Agni, arah Api.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (uttara-dvāra; aiśānya-koṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Kāśī’s northern gate stands Ghaṇṭākarṇa, massive and vigilant, with bell-like ear ornaments; at the north-eastern corner stands the fearsome Chāgavaktra, goat-faced, guarding the fiery-adjacent quadrant, both framed by city walls and sacred light.
FAQs
The sanctity of Kāśī is reinforced through a mapped sacred geography where each direction is consecrated and protected.
The kṣetra of Kāśī, especially its northern gate and the Īśāna (north-east) corner.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as a protective and topographical praise of the kṣetra.