Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80
व्यपैति न यदा मूर्छा तत्तच्छीतोपचारतः । तस्यास्तदैकयानीतं रत्नेशस्नपनोदकम्
vyapaiti na yadā mūrchā tattacchītopacārataḥ | tasyāstadaikayānītaṃ ratneśasnapanodakam
Comme son évanouissement ne se dissipait pas malgré ces soins rafraîchissants, on lui apporta aussitôt l’eau du bain sacré, celle qui avait servi à l’ablution de Ratneśa.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Ratneśa
Type: temple
Scene: A small brass vessel of freshly collected abhiṣeka water from Ratneśa is brought swiftly; the friends lift it toward the fainted Ratnāvalī, expecting sacred cooling and revival.
FAQs
When ordinary remedies fail, sacred contact with Śiva’s sanctified water is presented as a higher, faith-based means of relief.
Ratneśa in Kāśī is invoked through “Ratneśa-snapana-udaka,” implying the sanctity of Kāśī’s Śaiva worship and its consecrated waters.
Use of snapana-udaka—water from the deity’s ablution—as a sacred remedial application.