Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः कुमारः संजज्ञे लोहितांगो महीतलात् । स्नेहसंवर्धितः सोथ धात्र्या धात्रीस्वरूपया
tataḥ kumāraḥ saṃjajñe lohitāṃgo mahītalāt | snehasaṃvardhitaḥ sotha dhātryā dhātrīsvarūpayā
De là naquit, de la surface même de la terre, un enfant nommé Lohitāṅga. Puis il fut élevé avec tendresse par une nourrice qui était la manifestation de Dhātrī, la Terre-Mère.
Śiva-gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)
Tirtha: Lohitāṅga (presiding figure)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: From the earth emerges a red-hued divine child, Lohitāṅga; Bhūmi as Dhātrī appears as a gentle nurse, cradling and raising him with affection.
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Divine origins are sustained by divine care; sacred beings arise for loka-kalyāṇa (world-welfare) and are nurtured by cosmic powers.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī/Avimukta māhātmya stream, explaining a figure associated with a sacred ‘loka’ within this geography.
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