Skanda Purana 3.1.53.45

3.1.53.45

41 atha gāyatrīsarasvatīkuṇḍamāhātmyaprasaṃgena kāśyapākhyavipravṛttāntavarṇanam, tatra śamīkamuniputraśaptasya parīkṣidbhūpasya bhaviṣyatsarpadaṃśajanyamṛtyunivāraṇārthaṃ gacchato viṣāpaharavidyānipuṇasya kāśyapabrāhmaṇasya madhyemārgameva takṣakāddhanamādāya parāvṛttau rājajīvitasyārakṣaṇātsakalajananindyatāprāptiḥ, tataḥ śākalyamunernija-lokanindyatākāraṇaṃ jñātvā taddoṣaparihārārthaṃ śākalyopadeśena dakṣiṇodadhitīrastha-gāyatrīsarasvatīkuṇḍadvayaṃ gatvā snānakaraṇam, tadānīṃ prādurbhūtayorgāyatrīsara-svatyoḥ kāśyapena stutikaraṇām , tasmai tābhyāṃ varapradānam , tatprasādena kāśyapa-brāhmaṇasya muktakilbiṣatvavarṇanam, gāyatrīsarasvatīkuṇḍadvayamāhātmyam .. 75 2

41. Now, in connection with the māhātmya of the Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī pools, the account of the brahmin named Kāśyapa is related: Therein, as the brahmin Kāśyapa, who was skilled in the science of counteracting poisons, was on his way to avert the impending death of King Parīkṣit—who had been cursed by the son of the sage Śamīka—caused by snakebite, he accepted wealth midway on his journey from Takṣaka and turned back; because he failed to preserve the king's life, he met with reproach from all people. Then, having learned from the sage Śākalya the cause of his public censure, on the advice of Śākalya to expiate that guilt, he went to the twin pools of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī on the shore of the southern ocean and took a ritual ablution. At that time, Kāśyapa offered praise to Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī, who had appeared before him; they granted him a boon; through their grace, the brahmin Kāśyapa's being freed from guilt is described. The māhātmya of the twin pools of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī. 75 2