Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
हरिस्वामीति विख्यातः काश्यामासीद्विजः पुरा । तस्यैका तनया जाता रूपेणाऽप्रतिमा भुवि
harisvāmīti vikhyātaḥ kāśyāmāsīdvijaḥ purā | tasyaikā tanayā jātā rūpeṇā'pratimā bhuvi
प्राचीन काळी काशीमध्ये हरिस्वामी नावाचा एक विख्यात ब्राह्मण राहत होता. त्याला एक कन्या झाली, जिचे सौंदर्य पृथ्वीवर अद्वितीय होते.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A serene Kāśī street near ghāṭs: a venerable brāhmaṇa Harisvāmin in simple white garments stands at his doorway; beside him, his only daughter, radiant and modest, framed by temple spires and distant Gaṅgā light.
FAQs
Even within the sacred city of Kāśī, worldly excellence is narrated as part of a larger dharmic and devotional storyline that ultimately points beyond mere beauty to higher purpose.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) itself—the overarching kṣetra whose residents and events are presented as spiritually significant.
None in this verse; it introduces a character within the Kāśī narrative.