Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
कर्कोट नागो यैर्दृष्टस्तद्वाप्यां विहितोदकैः । क्रमते न विषं तेषां देहे स्थावरजंगमम्
karkoṭa nāgo yairdṛṣṭastadvāpyāṃ vihitodakaiḥ | kramate na viṣaṃ teṣāṃ dehe sthāvarajaṃgamam
For those who behold the Nāga Karkoṭa and make use of the sanctified water of that pond, no poison—whether from immobile or moving creatures—can take effect in their bodies.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Karkoṭa-vāpī
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee draws water from the vāpī into a small vessel; the Nāga Karkoṭa is seen (as a divine serpent form) near the water; a symbolic depiction of neutralized poison—dark fumes dissipating—illustrates the boon.
FAQs
Sacred waters and darśana in Kāśī are portrayed not only as spiritually purifying but also as dharmic protection against dangers like poison.
Karkoṭa-vāpī and the darśana of the Nāga Karkoṭa associated with it.
Beholding Karkoṭa and employing the pond’s water in the prescribed sacred manner (including bathing/ritual use).