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 6
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 4.6
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Sanskrit Original
आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ।।
āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ ayanaṃ tasya tāḥ pūrvaṃ tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
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The waters are called Nara; they are indeed the sons of men, and from them, Narayana is remembered.