Varaha Purana 95.67: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 67
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृद्धेऽतिमात्रम् । अनेकनक्रग्रहमीनजुष्टम् आप्लावयत् पर्वतसानुदेशान् ॥
uttiṣṭhatas tasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṃ vavṛddhe ’timātram | anekanakragrahamīnajuṣṭam āplāvayat parvatasānudeśān ||
ఆ మహాసురుడు లేచిన వెంటనే సముద్రజలము అపారంగా పెరిగింది; మకరాలు, గ్రాహక జీవులు, చేపలతో నిండిన ఆ నీరు పర్వతాల వాలులు మరియు ప్రాంతాలను ముంచెత్తింది।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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