Nārāyana's appearance, in the beginning of the Kalpa, as the Varaha or Boar; Prīthivi addresses him; he raises the world from beneath the waters; hymned by Sanandana and the Yogis - Verse 51
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 4.51
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Sanskrit Original
निमित्तमात्रम एवासौ सृज्यानां सर्गकर्मणि प्रधानकारणीभूता यतो वै सृज्यशक्तयः ।।
nimittamātram evāsau sṛjyānāṃ sargakarmaṇi pradhānakāraṇībhūtā yato vai sṛjyaśaktayaḥ ||
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He is merely an instrument in the act of creation, being the primary cause from which the powers of creation arise.