The holy Pāśupata rite (pāśupatavrata-māhātmya) - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 80.5
Sanskrit Original
सेन्द्राः ससाध्याः सयमाः प्रणेमुर गिरिमुत्तमम। भगवान वासुदेवो ऽसौ गरुडाद गरुडध्वजः। अवतीर्य गिरिं मेरुम आरुरोह सुरोत्तमैः।।
sendrāḥ sasādhyāḥ sayamāḥ praṇemur girimuttamam| bhagavān vāsudevo 'sau garuḍād garuḍadhvajaḥ| avatīrya giriṃ merum āruroha surottamaiḥ||
Sūta said: Thanks to the grace of omniscient lord, formerly Devas came to him as he had stationed in his city culled Bhogya[1] on the peak of the Kailāsa, for the welfare of Devas, Lord Viṣṇu, mounted on the wings of Garuḍa, came along with Brahmā. He approached the lord, of Devas along with Devas. Along with Yama, Indra and the Sādhyas, they came to the splendid and excellent mountain and bowed down to the excellent mountain as well as to the lord. The Garuḍa-bannered lord Viṣṇu got down from Garuḍa and climbed the Meru along with the foremost Devas.