Skanda Purana 5.15.5

5.15.5

ityuktvā rājapatnīṃ tāṃ yayau prācīṃ diśaṃ hariḥ
vanaṃ pretapiśācāḍhyaṃ maṃdagatyā narādhipa 16
vṛṃdārikāśrupūrṇākṣī tasya pṛṣṭhānugā yayau
smaradūtī ca tatpṛṣṭhe māṃ pratīkṣeti vādinī 17
atrāṃtare durācāraḥ kopi pāpākṛtirvane
jālaṃ prasārayāmāsa tadyadā jīvapūritam 18
tataḥ saṃkocayāmāsa tajjālaṃ pāpanāyakaḥ
jālasthāṃstu tadā jīvānupāhṛtya mumoca ha 19

Having spoken thus to that king’s wife, Hari went towards the eastern direction, / to a forest filled with pretas and piśācas, walking with slow steps, O ruler of men. / Vṛndārikā, her eyes filled with tears, followed closely behind him, / and Smaradūtī followed behind her, saying, “Wait for me!” / In the meantime, an evil-doer of sinful appearance in the forest / spread out a net; when it was filled with living creatures, / then that master of sin drew the net tight; / and then, taking up the living creatures caught in the net, he released them.