Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

हरेश्वरो हरिश्चंद्रात्क्षेत्रादत्र समागतः । हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरपुरः पूजितो जयदः सदा

Transliteration

hareśvaro hariścaṃdrātkṣetrādatra samāgataḥ | hariścaṃdreśvarapuraḥ pūjito jayadaḥ sadā

Translation

Hareśvara est venu ici depuis le kṣetra sacré de Hariścandra. Vénéré devant Hariścandreśvara, il est à jamais le dispensateur de la victoire.

Word by Word

• हरेश्वरः: Hareśvara
• हरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—हरेः ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• हरिश्चन्द्रात्: from Hariścandra
• हरिश्चन्द्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रात्: from the sacred field
• क्षेत्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• समागतः: has arrived
• समागतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरिश्चन्द्रेश्वरपुरः: (in/at) the city of Hariścandreśvara
• हरिश्चन्द्रेश्वरपुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र + ईश्वर + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—हरिश्चन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः (हरिश्चन्द्रेश्वरः) तस्य पुरः/पुरम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• पूजितः: is worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जयदः: giver of victory
• जयदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘हरेश्वरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hareśvara (before Hariścandreśvara)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine at the approach to Hariścandreśvara: Hareśvara is worshipped first, like a guardian at the threshold, bestowing victory; the background hints at the solemn Hariścandra precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Hareśvara
• Hariścandra-kṣetra
• Hariścandreśvara
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage in Kāśī is mapped through interconnected shrines; worship at specific nodes is said to confer tangible and spiritual ‘victory’.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hareśvara associated with the Hariścandra-kṣetra and positioned near/at the fore of Hariścandreśvara in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Hareśvara at the Hariścandreśvara precinct for attaining jaya (victory).