Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
भूतज्वराश्च ये केचिद्ये केचिद्विषमज्वराः । ते क्षिप्रमुपशाम्यंति ह्येतत्कूपोदसेवनात्
bhūtajvarāśca ye kecidye kecidviṣamajvarāḥ | te kṣipramupaśāmyaṃti hyetatkūpodasevanāt
Apa jua demam yang timbul kerana bhūta dan apa jua demam yang tidak menentu (datang berselang)—semuanya cepat reda dengan menggunakan air dari perigi ini.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kālodaka-kūpa
Type: kund
Listener: Sages/audience receiving Kāśī tīrtha guidance
Scene: A fever-stricken pilgrim is given well-water; shadowy bhūta forms retreat into darkness; the patient cools and sits upright; a Bhairava-like protective aura is hinted near the shrine.
FAQs
Kāśī’s tirthas are praised as removing both seen and unseen afflictions, integrating health and holiness.
The sacred well (kūpa) of Kālodaka/Kālatamodaka in Kāśī.
Kūpodaka-sevana—using/drinking the well-water to pacify fevers, including bhūta-related and intermittent types.