Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
हरेश्वरो हरिश्चंद्रात्क्षेत्रादत्र समागतः । हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरपुरः पूजितो जयदः सदा
hareśvaro hariścaṃdrātkṣetrādatra samāgataḥ | hariścaṃdreśvarapuraḥ pūjito jayadaḥ sadā
ഹരിശ്ചന്ദ്രക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഹരേശ്വരൻ ഇവിടെ എത്തി. ഹരിശ്ചന്ദ്രേശ്വരന്റെ മുൻപിൽ ആരാധിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ അവൻ എപ്പോഴും വിജയം നൽകുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Hareśvara (before Hariścandreśvara)
Type: temple
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.
FAQs
Pilgrimage in Kāśī is mapped through interconnected shrines; worship at specific nodes is said to confer tangible and spiritual ‘victory’.
Hareśvara associated with the Hariścandra-kṣetra and positioned near/at the fore of Hariścandreśvara in Kāśī.
Pūjā (worship) of Hareśvara at the Hariścandreśvara precinct for attaining jaya (victory).