Varaha Purana 215.38: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 38
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
यदा वृष्णिकुलोत्पन्नः कृष्णचक्रेण पर्वतान् ॥ पाटयित्वेन्द्रवचनाद्दानवान्निहनिष्यति ॥
yadā vṛṣṇikulotpannaḥ kṛṣṇacakreṇa parvatān | pāṭayitvendra-vacanād dānavān nihaniṣyati ||
जब वृष्णि वंश में पैदा हुआ वो आएगा, कृष्ण की चकर लेकर पहाड़ काट देगा। इंद्र के कहने पर वो दानवों को मार देगा।
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It illustrates Purāṇic ‘prophecy’ styling, integrating clan identity (Vṛṣṇi) with divine weapon imagery to explain later social or geographic changes.
Mountains are referenced generally; the surrounding chapter situates the narrative in the Himalayan/Nepāla sphere.
The text frames violent conflict as subordinated to cosmic order and delegated authority (indra-vacana), rather than personal impulse.
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