Bhagavatapurana 11.1.7

11.1.7

ācchidya kīrtiṃ su-ślokāṃ vitatya hy añjasā nu kau /
tamo 'nayā tariṣyantīty agāt svaṃ padam īśvaraḥ //

5. & 7. Having by His personality in which all the beauty of the world culminated, captivated the eyes of men and by His words the heart of those that remember them, having by His footprints suspended the activities of those that saw them, and having spread His fame sung in most charming verses through the whole world with the purpose that by that means the future people may emerge from darkness (Samsara), the Supreme Lord retired to His abode (withdrew Himself from its view).