Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
कुंडोदरो मयूराख्यो बाणो गोकर्ण एव च । मायाबलं समाश्रित्य काशीं प्रविविशुर्गणाः
kuṃḍodaro mayūrākhyo bāṇo gokarṇa eva ca | māyābalaṃ samāśritya kāśīṃ praviviśurgaṇāḥ
Sina Kuṇḍodara, ang tinawag na Mayūrākhya, si Bāṇa, at si Gokarṇa rin—ang mga gaṇa na ito, na sumandig sa kapangyarihan ng māyā, ay pumasok sa banal na Kāśī.
Skanda (narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four named gaṇas—Kuṇḍodara, Mayūrākhya, Bāṇa, and Gokarṇa—relying on māyā-bala, enter Kāśī as a protective/operative force.
FAQs
Śiva’s dhāma is portrayed as protected and organized by his gaṇas; divine power (māyābala) serves dharma in establishing sacred space.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the highlighted destination into which Śiva’s gaṇas enter.
None; the verse provides names and describes the gaṇas’ entry into Kāśī.