Bhagavatapurana 1.2.25

1.2.25

bhejire munayo 'thāgre bhagavantam adhokṣajam /
sattvaṃ viśuddhaṃ kṣemāya kalpante ye 'nu tān iha //

25. For this reason, sages in the past (beginning) worshipped the glorious Adhokshaja (Hari) who is associated with the purest Satva, and even those that follow them (tread in their path), become while yet in Samsara, fit for kshema (Moksha i.e., release).