Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12
ज्योतिर्मयीभिर्मालाभिः परितः परिवेष्टितम् । वृंदैर्वृंदारकर्षीणां गणानां च निरंतरम्
jyotirmayībhirmālābhiḥ paritaḥ pariveṣṭitam | vṛṃdairvṛṃdārakarṣīṇāṃ gaṇānāṃ ca niraṃtaram
وہ چاروں طرف نورانی مالاؤں سے گھرا ہوا تھا، اور مسلسل دیویہ ہستیوں کے جتھوں اور شیو کے گنوں کی حاضری سے آراستہ رہتا تھا۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Viśveśvara/Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: The Mahāliṅga wrapped in luminous garlands—rings and strands of light orbiting it—while ranks of devas and Śiva’s gaṇas stand in continuous attendance, forming a protective, celebratory circle.
FAQs
The Liṅga is depicted as a cosmic center of worship, honored by divine assemblies—suggesting its supremacy and the exceptional merit of its darśana.
Kāśī-kṣetra, through the majestic depiction of the Mahāliṅga and its divine retinue.
No direct prescription; it describes perpetual attendance and veneration, implying the merit of worship and darśana.