Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 180
शिलादतनयोप्यैशीं मूर्द्धन्याज्ञां विधाय च । आहूय सर्वतो दुर्गाः प्रतिदुर्गं न्यवेशयत्
śilādatanayopyaiśīṃ mūrddhanyājñāṃ vidhāya ca | āhūya sarvato durgāḥ pratidurgaṃ nyaveśayat
சிலாதனின் புதல்வனும் இப் பரம ஆணையை விதியாக நிறுவி, எல்லாத் திசைகளிலிருந்தும் துர்கா-ரட்சக தேவியரை அழைத்து, புனிதக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தைப் பாதுகாக்க ஒவ்வொரு கோட்டையிலும் ஒன்றொன்றாக அமர்த்தினான்।
Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandin/Śiva’s agent issues a supreme ordinance; protective Durgās arrive from the directions and take posts at each ‘fort’ or boundary-point of Avimukta, forming a ring of śakti around the sacred city.
FAQs
Sacred places are protected by divine order; dharma is upheld through appointed guardians who preserve the sanctity of the kṣetra.
The wider sacred domain of Kāśī/Avimukta is implied, described as being guarded through divine fortifications.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse describes divine appointment and protection rather than a human rite.