Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
हरेश्वरो हरिश्चंद्रात्क्षेत्रादत्र समागतः । हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरपुरः पूजितो जयदः सदा
hareśvaro hariścaṃdrātkṣetrādatra samāgataḥ | hariścaṃdreśvarapuraḥ pūjito jayadaḥ sadā
ہریش چندر کے مقدّس کھیتر سے ہریشور یہاں تشریف لائے۔ ہریش چندریشور کے سامنے جن کی پوجا ہوتی ہے، وہ ہمیشہ فتح عطا کرنے والے ہیں۔
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).