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
Gần Mantreśvara có ngôi đền–cung điện của Harṣiteśitu. Chỉ cần chiêm bái nơi ấy, con người liền được dòng hoan hỷ nối tiếp không dứt, luôn luôn tươi mới.
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.