The short Viṣṇusmṛti of the eighteen-smṛti collections 36

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guṇākaraḥ sa me viṣṇurvāsudevaḥ prasīdatu
agnisomārkatārāṇāṃ brahmarudrendrayoginām

the mine of qualities—may that Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, be gracious to me! / Of fire, moon, sun, and stars, of Brahmā, Rudra, Indra, and yogins,