Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78
भूतज्वराश्च ये केचिद्ये केचिद्विषमज्वराः । ते क्षिप्रमुपशाम्यंति ह्येतत्कूपोदसेवनात्
bhūtajvarāśca ye kecidye kecidviṣamajvarāḥ | te kṣipramupaśāmyaṃti hyetatkūpodasevanāt
بھوتوں سے پیدا ہونے والے جو بھی بخار ہوں اور جو بھی بے قاعدہ (وقفے وقفے سے آنے والے) بخار ہوں—اس کنویں کے پانی کے استعمال سے وہ سب جلد ہی فرو ہو جاتے ہیں۔
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.