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 41
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 17.41
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Sanskrit Original
इत्य उक्तो भगवांस तेभ्यो मायामोहं शरीरतः समुत्पाद्य ददौ विष्णुः प्राह चेदं सुरोत्तमान ।।
ity ukto bhagavāṃs tebhyo māyāmohaṃ śarīrataḥ samutpādya dadau viṣṇuḥ prāha cedaṃ surottamān ||
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Thus addressed, the Lord Vishnu created the illusion of delusion from his body and spoke to the best of the gods.