Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरं नत्वा न सत्यात्परिहीयते । ततः पर्वततीर्थं च पर्वतेश्वर संनिधौ
hariścaṃdreśvaraṃ natvā na satyātparihīyate | tataḥ parvatatīrthaṃ ca parvateśvara saṃnidhau
ក្រោយពេលគោរពបង្គំ ហរិឝចន្ទ្រេឝ្វរៈ មនុស្សមិនធ្លាក់ចេញពី សត្យៈ (សេចក្តីពិត) ទេ។ បន្ទាប់មក មានទីរថៈ បរវតៈ នៅជិតស្និទ្ធ បរវតេឝ្វរៈ។
Skanda
Tirtha: Hariścandreśvara and Parvata-tīrtha (near Parvateśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands before a Śiva-liṅga labeled Hariścandreśvara, hands folded; behind, a subtle motif of a balance/scale symbolizes satya. The path then leads to a small water-tīrtha (Parvata-tīrtha) beside Parvateśvara’s shrine.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva as Hariścandreśvara is linked with steadfastness in satya (truthfulness).
Hariścandreśvara and, next in sequence, Parvata-tīrtha near Parvateśvara in Kāśī.
Namaskāra (bowing) to Hariścandreśvara and proceeding to Parvata-tīrtha in Parvateśvara’s vicinity.