Śrīkṛṣṇa, his birth and life (somavaṃśa-anukīrtana) - Verse 58
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 69.58
Sanskrit Original
मृत्युर एव न संदेह इति वाणी पुरातनी। ततस्तां हन्तुमारेभे कंसः सोल्लङ्घ्य चांबरम।।
mṛtyur eva na saṃdeha iti vāṇī purātanī| tatastāṃ hantumārebhe kaṃsaḥ sollaṅghya cāṃbaram||
Sūta said: Ānakadundubhi then intimated to Kaṃsa the son of Ugrasena that a daughter endowed with good signs had been born. There had been an aerial announcement—“O Kaṃsa of good holy rites the eighth child of Devakī will no doubt be the cause of your death.” Hence, Kaṃsa attempted to kill the child. But that child (of Nanda) the goddess of eight arms slipped from his hands and crossed to the sky. She said in a voice as majestic as the rumbling sound of the cloud. “Save your own skin. Your death has come.