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# Skanda Purana 2.4.12.246

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.12.246

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.12.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.246)

dhātrī caiva nṛṇāṃ dhātrī dhātrīvatkurute kriyām .. 18 ..

> and indeed the dhātrī acts as a nurse (dhātrī) to men, performing her deed like a foster-mother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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