Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 47
The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa
प्रातरुत्थाय जप्तव्यं मध्याह्ने ऽह्नक्षये ऽपि वा असंशयं सदा जप्यो जपतां पुष्टिशान्तिदः
prātarutthāya japtavyaṃ madhyāhne 'hnakṣaye 'pi vā asaṃśayaṃ sadā japyo japatāṃ puṣṭiśāntidaḥ
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