Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88
मंत्रेश्वर समीपे तु प्रासादो हर्षितेशितुः । तद्विलोकनतः पुंसां नित्यं हर्ष परंपरा
maṃtreśvara samīpe tu prāsādo harṣiteśituḥ | tadvilokanataḥ puṃsāṃ nityaṃ harṣa paraṃparā
ใกล้มนเทรศวร มีปราสาท-เทวาลัยของหรรษิเตศิตุ ตั้งอยู่ เพียงได้ทอดพระเนตรก็ทำให้ผู้คนบังเกิดความปีติยินดีสืบเนื่องไม่ขาดสาย และผุดขึ้นใหม่เสมอ
Skanda
Tirtha: Harṣiteśitu-prāsāda (near Mantreśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs (implied)
Scene: A luminous temple-palace near Mantreśvara; pilgrims pause at the threshold, hands folded, faces brightening as if joy arises in waves; bells and lamps frame the sanctum.
FAQs
In Kāśī, even simple darśana (reverent seeing) of a sacred shrine is taught as a direct cause of uplifted, recurring joy.
The shrine/temple of Harṣiteśitu located near Mantreśvara in Kāśī.
No detailed rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes darśana alone as spiritually fruitful.