Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
एतदाश्चर्यमाख्यातं कथ्यतां वै सुखावहम् / प्रख्यातबलवीर्यस्य प्रादुर्भावन्महात्मनः / कर्मणाश्चर्यभूतस्य विष्णोः सत्त्वमिहोच्यते
etadāścaryamākhyātaṃ kathyatāṃ vai sukhāvaham / prakhyātabalavīryasya prādurbhāvanmahātmanaḥ / karmaṇāścaryabhūtasya viṣṇoḥ sattvamihocyate
Let this wonder be told, for it surely brings joy: here is spoken the manifestation of the great-souled One famed for strength and valor, and the pure nature of Vishnu, wondrous through His deeds.