वेतालकुंडे सुस्नातो वेतालं प्रणिपत्य च । लभेत वांछितां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां सर्वदेहिभिः
vetālakuṃḍe susnāto vetālaṃ praṇipatya ca | labheta vāṃchitāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ sarvadehibhiḥ
ବେତାଳ-କୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଭଲଭାବେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ଏବଂ ବେତାଳଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ, ଦେହଧାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ସିଦ୍ଧି ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ॥
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Vetāla-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Listener: muni (sage)
Scene: Pilgrim descends the steps into Vetāla-kuṇḍa, bathes, emerges with wet hair and folded hands, then prostrates before a fierce guardian icon under a small canopy.
Merit in Kāśī arises from humility and right practice: tīrtha-bathing joined with reverence yields rare attainments.
Vetāla-kuṇḍa in Kāśī, together with reverence to its associated Vetāla.
Perform snāna (bathing) in Vetāla-kuṇḍa and then offer praṇāma (prostration) to the Vetāla to gain desired siddhi.