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# The short Viṣṇusmṛti of the eighteen-smṛti collections 20

Viṣṇusmṛti (Smṛtisandarbha) 20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.visnusmrti.20)

sṛjate ātmanātmānamātmanyeva svamāyayā  
harireva satāṃ nityaṃ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇārthinām

> creates Himself by Himself in Himself alone through His own creative potency. / Hari alone is the eternal refuge for the good who seek refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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