चतुःषष्टिस्तु वेताला महाभीषणमूर्तयः । रुंडमुंडस्रजः सर्वे कर्त्रीखर्परपाणयः
catuḥṣaṣṭistu vetālā mahābhīṣaṇamūrtayaḥ | ruṃḍamuṃḍasrajaḥ sarve kartrīkharparapāṇayaḥ
Et il y a soixante-quatre Vetāla aux formes extrêmement terrifiantes. Tous portent des guirlandes de têtes tranchées et tiennent en leurs mains des couteaux et des coupes de crâne.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fearsome retinue of sixty-four vetālas with garlands of severed heads, holding knives and skull-bowls, standing as a protective cordon—more like a supernatural militia than random spirits—framing the sanctity of Kāśī.
The kṣetra is safeguarded by fierce attendants who deter impurity and wrongdoing around the mokṣa-city.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a protected sacred field (kṣetra).
No ritual is described; the verse emphasizes the protective retinue surrounding Kāśī.