Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
वेताली रूपमास्थाय भंक्त्वा काचित्तरून्गिरीन् । रुरोध गगनाध्वानं कंपयंती च तं भृशम्
vetālī rūpamāsthāya bhaṃktvā kācittarūngirīn | rurodha gaganādhvānaṃ kaṃpayaṃtī ca taṃ bhṛśam
ایک اور نے ویتالی کی صورت اختیار کر کے درختوں اور پہاڑوں کو توڑ ڈالا؛ اس نے آسمان کی راہ روک دی اور اسے سختی سے لرزا دیا۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A terrifying vetālī—wild-haired, fierce-eyed—swells to colossal size, smashing trees and rocky outcrops; the sky itself seems barred as clouds churn and the horizon trembles.
FAQs
Cosmic-scale terror is portrayed to show that fear can appear limitless, yet the sacred order (dharma) and divine refuge remain greater.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where such episodes enhance the sense of awe around the holy realm.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse.