Of heretics, or those who rejects the authority of the Vedas; their origin, as described by the Vasistha to Bhishma; the gods, defeated by the Daityas, praise Vishnu; an illusory being or Buddha, produced from his body - Verse 20
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 17.20
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Sanskrit Original
क्रौर्यमायामयं घोरं यच च रूपं तवासितम निशाचरात्मने तस्मै नमस ते पुरुषोत्तम ।।
krauryamāyāmayaṃ ghoraṃ yac ca rūpaṃ tavāsitam niśācarātmane tasmai namas te puruṣottama ||
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Salutations to you, O Purushottama, whose form is fierce and terrifying, and who embodies cruelty.