A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c35.22

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104 Absent from the series of *Caraka*- and *Suśrutasaṃhitā*, but forming part of the list of the *Śārṅgadharasaṃhitā* (I.7.40; Āḍhamalla describes them as belonging to the beings who are devayoni, i.e., born from a deity). Vetālas are mentioned, together with bālagrahas, as unable to withstand the mahāgandhahastyagada (Ca.Ci.23.88). They also figure in the *Mahāmāyūrī* (see Bower MS). A Vetāla is famous from the stories called after him in the *Kathāsaritsāgara*.