Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः कुमारः संजज्ञे लोहितांगो महीतलात् । स्नेहसंवर्धितः सोथ धात्र्या धात्रीस्वरूपया
tataḥ kumāraḥ saṃjajñe lohitāṃgo mahītalāt | snehasaṃvardhitaḥ sotha dhātryā dhātrīsvarūpayā
त्यानंतर भूमीतलातून लोहिताङ्ग नावाचा कुमार जन्मला. मग धात्रीस्वरूप धात्रीने (पृथ्वीने) स्नेहाने त्याचे पालनपोषण केले।
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.
FAQs
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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