Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
तावत्सर्वाणि गात्राणि तस्यातिमहसः शिशोः । ऊर्वोरुपरिसिद्धानि दंडांतर्निवासिनः
tāvatsarvāṇi gātrāṇi tasyātimahasaḥ śiśoḥ | ūrvoruparisiddhāni daṃḍāṃtarnivāsinaḥ
Hanggang noon, ang lahat ng mga sangkap ng katawan ng lubhang maningning na sanggol na iyon ay nabuo lamang sa ibabaw ng mga hita—na wari’y para sa isang nakatakdang manahan sa loob ng isang tungkod.
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.