Mahabharata 12.321.8
नारायणो हि विश्वात्मा चतुर्मूर्तिः सनातनःधर्मात्मजः संबभूव पितैवं मेऽभ्यभाषत
nārāyaṇo hi viśvātmā caturmūrtiḥ sanātanaḥdharmātmajaḥ saṃbabhūva pitaivaṃ me'bhyabhāṣata
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