Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
द्वादशश्च यमादित्यः काशिपुर्यां घटोद्भव । तमोऽधिकेभ्यो दुष्टेभ्यः क्षेत्रं रक्षंत्यमी सदा
dvādaśaśca yamādityaḥ kāśipuryāṃ ghaṭodbhava | tamo'dhikebhyo duṣṭebhyaḥ kṣetraṃ rakṣaṃtyamī sadā
பன்னிரண்டாவது யமாதித்யம். ஓ கடோத்பவா, இவர்கள் எப்போதும் காசிப்புரியின் திருக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தை இருளில் மூழ்கிய தீயோரிடமிருந்து காக்கின்றனர்।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Yamāditya (within Dvādaśa-Āditya of Kāśī)
Type: temple
Listener: Ghaṭodbhava
Scene: Yamāditya as a solar form with a stern yet luminous aura stands at a symbolic gate of Kāśī; the twelve Ādityas form a radiant protective circle around the city, pushing back shadowy figures representing tamas and wickedness.
FAQs
Kāśī is a protected sacred realm; divine forces guard it against tamasic and harmful influences.
Kāśīpuri as a kṣetra under the guardianship of twelve Ādityas.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on kṣetra-rakṣā (protection of the sacred field).