Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
वीज्यमानो महेंद्रेण ऋषिभिः परितो वृतः । गणैः पृष्ठप्रदेशस्थैर्जोषं तिष्ठद्भिरादरात्
vījyamāno maheṃdreṇa ṛṣibhiḥ parito vṛtaḥ | gaṇaiḥ pṛṣṭhapradeśasthairjoṣaṃ tiṣṭhadbhirādarāt
वीज्यमानो महेन्द्रेण ऋषिभिः परितो वृतः । गणैः पृष्ठप्रदेशस्थैर्जोषं तिष्ठद्भिरादरात् ॥
Skanda
Tirtha: Śṛṅgāra-maṇḍapa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra fans Śiva while sages encircle; behind, gaṇas stand in disciplined ranks, silent and alert—creating a layered composition of devotion, authority, and protection.
FAQs
Even the king of gods models humility and service before Śiva, teaching that true greatness is expressed through reverent sevā.
Kāśī’s sanctified pavilion-setting (Śṛṅgāra-maṇḍapa in context) is depicted as a place where divine attendance naturally occurs.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is respectful attendance and devotional service to Śiva.