Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 90
एवं वः कथितं विप्रास्तस्य तीर्थस्य वैभवम् । वेतालवरदाभिख्या यथा चास्य समागता
evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāstasya tīrthasya vaibhavam | vetālavaradābhikhyā yathā cāsya samāgatā
Ainsi, ô brāhmaṇas, la grandeur de ce gué sacré vous a été exposée, ainsi que la manière dont il devint célèbre sous le nom de «Vētālavarada».
Sūta (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame; explicit in next adhyāya)
Tirtha: Vētālavarada
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: A sage-narrator addresses seated brāhmaṇas in an āśrama setting, concluding the account of a coastal tīrtha’s greatness; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual vessels nearby.
FAQs
Remembering and transmitting the glory of tīrthas preserves dharma and guides pilgrims toward merit-bearing practice.
Vētālavarada Tīrtha, whose vaibhava (glory) and name-origin are being summarized.
No new rite is prescribed here; the verse concludes a description of the tīrtha’s greatness and its famed name.