वेतालकुंडे सुस्नातो वेतालं प्रणिपत्य च । लभेत वांछितां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां सर्वदेहिभिः
vetālakuṃḍe susnāto vetālaṃ praṇipatya ca | labheta vāṃchitāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ sarvadehibhiḥ
ویتال کُنڈ میں خوب غسل کرکے اور ویتال کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرکے انسان مطلوبہ سِدّھی پاتا ہے—جو جسم دھاریوں کے لیے نہایت نایاب ہے۔
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.