तथैव भैरवाश्चाष्टौ दिक्ष्वष्टासु प्रतिष्ठिताः । रक्षंति सततं काशीं निर्वाणश्रीनिकेतनम्
tathaiva bhairavāścāṣṭau dikṣvaṣṭāsu pratiṣṭhitāḥ | rakṣaṃti satataṃ kāśīṃ nirvāṇaśrīniketanam
அவ்வாறே எட்டு திசைகளிலும் நிறுவப்பட்ட எட்டு பைரவங்கள், முக்தியின் ஒளியான நிர்வாண-ஸ்ரீயின் இல்லமான காசியை இடையறாது காக்கின்றனர்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A mandala-like vision of Kāśī with eight Bhairavas stationed at the eight directions, forming a protective circle around the luminous mokṣa-city; the city glows like a jewel while guardians stand vigilant at cardinal and intercardinal points.
Kāśī is portrayed as a divinely guarded liberation-field, protected by Bhairava powers in all directions.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), celebrated as the abode of mokṣa/nirvāṇa.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the protective divine arrangement around Kāśī.