चतुःषष्टिस्तु वेताला महाभीषणमूर्तयः । रुंडमुंडस्रजः सर्वे कर्त्रीखर्परपाणयः
catuḥṣaṣṭistu vetālā mahābhīṣaṇamūrtayaḥ | ruṃḍamuṃḍasrajaḥ sarve kartrīkharparapāṇayaḥ
اور چونسٹھ ویتال ہیں، نہایت ہیبت ناک صورت والے؛ سب کے گلے میں کٹے سروں کی مالائیں ہیں اور ہاتھوں میں چھریاں اور کھوپڑی کے کاسے۔
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.