Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
देवस्याग्रे तु या वापी तत्रोपस्पर्शने कृते । शुक्रेश्वरं ततः पश्येत्तत्कूपविहितोदकः
devasyāgre tu yā vāpī tatropasparśane kṛte | śukreśvaraṃ tataḥ paśyettatkūpavihitodakaḥ
继而在天主（Deva）之前之水池，行触水之仪后；凡依彼井完成所规定水礼者，当瞻见“舒克雷湿伐罗”Śukreśvara。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Deva-agre vāpī; Śukreśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A stone-lined reservoir before a shrine; the pilgrim touches the water reverently (upasparśana), then walks toward a Śiva-liṅga shrine of Śukreśvara with offerings in hand.
FAQs
Even simple water-contact rites in Kāśī are framed as dharmic acts leading toward Śiva’s saving presence.
The vāpī situated before the deity’s shrine and the Śukreśvara shrine in Kāśī.
Perform upasparśana (ritual touching/contact) at the vāpī and complete the prescribed well-water rite, then take darśana of Śukreśvara.