Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
विज्ञप्तिकौतुकं चापि पुरस्कृत्य दिवं ययौ । तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं वेतालवरदाभिधम्
vijñaptikautukaṃ cāpi puraskṛtya divaṃ yayau | tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ vetālavaradābhidham
Honorant sa requête reconnaissante et son émerveillement, il s’en alla vers le ciel. Dès lors, ce tīrtha fut renommé Vetāla-varadā, « dispensateur du don » qui délivre de l’état de vetāla.
Unspecified narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Vetāla-varadā Tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: After receiving honor for his petition and the marvel witnessed, the blessed figure ascends toward heaven; below, the ford is marked and remembered by a new name, as if the landscape itself proclaims the boon.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s name memorializes its saving power; gratitude and testimony turn private grace into public dharma.
Vetāla-varadā Tīrtha, a Setukhaṇḍa sacred ford celebrated for removing vetāla-condition.
No new rite; the verse records the tīrtha’s naming and the devotee’s ascent after receiving its fruit.