Varaha Purana 96.7: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 7
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृद्धेऽतिमात्रम् ॥ अनेकनकप्रदमीनजुष्टमालावयपर्वतसानुदेशान्
uttiṣṭhatas tasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṃ vavṛddhe'timātram || anekanaka-prada-mīna-juṣṭa-mālāvaya-parvata-sānudeśān
जब वो बड़ा असुर उठा, समुद्र का पानी बहुत ऊपर आ गया। पहाड़ियों के किनारे और ज़मीन सब पानी में डूब गई। वहाँ सोना-चाँदी भी था और मछलियाँ भी थी।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic 'cosmic sympathy'—natural elements respond to moral-political upheaval—an important feature of Indian mythic historiography.
The verse mentions generic mountain slopes and regions near the ocean; no single identifiable toponym is provided.
The narrative suggests that violent ambition destabilizes not only society but also the natural order, a motif later used to frame stewardship and restraint.
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