Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
वेताली रूपमास्थाय भंक्त्वा काचित्तरून्गिरीन् । रुरोध गगनाध्वानं कंपयंती च तं भृशम्
vetālī rūpamāsthāya bhaṃktvā kācittarūngirīn | rurodha gaganādhvānaṃ kaṃpayaṃtī ca taṃ bhṛśam
Die Gestalt einer Vetālī annehmend, zerschmetterte eine andere Bäume und sogar Hügel; sie blockierte den Pfad des Himmels und ließ ihn heftig beben.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A terrifying vetālī—wild-haired, fierce-eyed—swells to colossal size, smashing trees and rocky outcrops; the sky itself seems barred as clouds churn and the horizon trembles.
FAQs
Cosmic-scale terror is portrayed to show that fear can appear limitless, yet the sacred order (dharma) and divine refuge remain greater.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where such episodes enhance the sense of awe around the holy realm.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse.