Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
तावत्सर्वाणि गात्राणि तस्यातिमहसः शिशोः । ऊर्वोरुपरिसिद्धानि दंडांतर्निवासिनः
tāvatsarvāṇi gātrāṇi tasyātimahasaḥ śiśoḥ | ūrvoruparisiddhāni daṃḍāṃtarnivāsinaḥ
Bis dahin waren alle Glieder jenes überaus strahlenden Kindes nur oberhalb der Schenkel ausgebildet, als wäre es dazu bestimmt, im Innern eines Stabes zu wohnen.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant child emerging, formed only above the thighs, glowing intensely; the lower body remains unformed, evoking both wonder and sorrow; a symbolic staff (daṇḍa) motif appears as destiny-sign.
FAQs
Premature outcomes can manifest as incompleteness; dharma honors maturation and the natural unfolding of time.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as mythic background within the Kāśī-centered text.
None.