Skanda Purana 4.101.59

4.101.59

55 piṃgalādigaṇasthāpitaśivaliṃgamāhātmyanirūpaṇam, ye ye gaṇādyāḥ kāśīsthitiṃ vilokayituṃ śivena preṣitāsteṣāmaṣunarāvṛttiṃ vilokya kāśyāṃ śivājñayā gaṇe-
śasya praveśavarṇanaṃ ca. .. . 237 2

55. Description of the māhātmya of the Śivaliṅga established by the Gaṇa Piṅgala and others; and description of Gaṇeśa's entry into Kāśī by Śiva's command upon seeing that whichever Gaṇas and others were sent by Śiva to inspect the situation in Kāśī did not return. 237 2