Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
हरेश्वरो हरिश्चंद्रात्क्षेत्रादत्र समागतः । हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरपुरः पूजितो जयदः सदा
hareśvaro hariścaṃdrātkṣetrādatra samāgataḥ | hariścaṃdreśvarapuraḥ pūjito jayadaḥ sadā
ஹரிச்சந்திர க்ஷேத்திரத்திலிருந்து ஹரேஸ்வரர் இங்கு வந்தார். ஹரிச்சந்திரேஸ்வரரின் முன்னிலையில் வழிபடப்படும்போது அவர் எப்போதும் வெற்றியளிப்பவர்.
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).