Matsya Purana 185.45

185.45

sadā pāparatāścaiva ye cānye kutsitā bhuvi.
teṣāṃ nāstīti vāso vai sthito'sau daṇḍanāyakaḥ .. 185.45 ..

O Ṛiṣis! The blasphemers of the Devas and the Brâhmaṇas the killers of the Brâhmaṇas, those ungrateful and other sinners the scoffers of the preceptors, sacred places, and temples, the instigators, do not reside in the sacred Kâśî, as Daṇḍanâyaka, one of the attendants of Śiva, is posted there to oust them Daṇḍanâyaka's duty is to guard the place, so He ought to be adored with incense, flowers etc He should be reverentially saluted, and his mantra should also be repeated and counted on the bead Various classes of people reside in the sacred Kâśî, and all kinds of snakes, scorpions, etc., also abound there They also become the attendants of Śiva The Devas, devoted to Śiva and residing there, also attain the everlasting realm, according to Their choice The sacred Kâśî is superior even to the heaven of the Devas. It is like Brahmalôka. It has been laid out by the Yogic power of the Lord, and there is no other region like it—43 50