Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
ईशानेश प्रसादेन दिश्यैश्यां हि दिगीश्वराः । एकादशाप्येकचरा जटामुकुटमंडिताः
īśāneśa prasādena diśyaiśyāṃ hi digīśvarāḥ | ekādaśāpyekacarā jaṭāmukuṭamaṃḍitāḥ
ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งอีศาเนศ ในทิศอีศานนั้นเหล่าทิศเทพผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งทิศสถิตอยู่ ทั้งสิบเอ็ดเคลื่อนไหวประหนึ่งหนึ่งเดียว ประดับด้วยมงกุฎแห่งชฎา
Gaṇas (continuing)
Tirtha: Aiśāna-dik in Kāśī (Īśāneśa-sannidhāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the northeast of Kāśī, the lords of directions appear as a unified procession—eleven moving as one—each crowned with matted locks, suffused with Īśāneśa’s grace.
FAQs
Divine order and protection of sacred space arise from Īśāneśa’s grace; Śiva’s powers act in unity for dharma.
The Īśāna (northeast) sector associated with Īśāneśa in Kāśī’s sacred layout.
None explicit; it highlights grace (prasāda) and the sanctity of directional guardianship.