Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
तत्र राक्षसवेतालाः कंकालाश्च पिशाचकाः । अन्ये च भूतनिवहाः समाजग्मुः प्रहर्षिताः
tatra rākṣasavetālāḥ kaṃkālāśca piśācakāḥ | anye ca bhūtanivahāḥ samājagmuḥ praharṣitāḥ
Là se rassemblèrent, dans la joie, des rākṣasas et des vetālas, ainsi que des esprits squelettiques et des piśācas, et d’autres multitudes d’êtres.
Narrator (contextual; Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Scene: A crowd of supernatural beings converges: towering rākṣasas, dangling-haired vetālas, skeletal kankālas, and gaunt piśācas, all delighted, encircling the ‘meat’ bait amid pyres and smoke.
FAQs
It shows that tamasic offerings attract tamasic company; Purāṇic dharma encourages sāttvika conduct and sacred pilgrimage instead.
No specific tīrtha is glorified; the scene is set in a cremation-ground milieu within Setukhaṇḍa.
None explicitly.