A History of Assam c7.s2.17

c7.s2.17

Opposite Gauhāti, on the north bank, now stands the temple of Asvakrānta, which means “ascended by horses.” Krishna is said to have halted there when he came to invade Prāgjyotisha; and a number of small holes in the rock near the river are pointed out as the footprints of his horses.