Bhagavatapurana 5.17.1

5.17.1

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tatra bhagavataḥ sākṣād yajña-liṅgasya viṣṇor vikramato vāma-pādāṅguṣṭha-nakha-nirbhinnordhvāṇḍa-kaṭāha-vivareṇāntaḥ-praviṣṭā yā bāhya-jala-dhārā tac-caraṇa-paṅkajāvanejanāruṇa-kiñjalkoparañjitākhila-jagad-agha-malāpahopasparśanāmalā sākṣād bhagavat-padīty anupalakṣita-vaco 'bhidhīyamānāti-mahatā kālena yuga-sahasropalakṣaṇena divo mūrdhany avatatāra yat tad viṣṇu-padam āhuḥ //

1. Sri Suka said:—There (on this Bhumandala), when the glorious Vishnu Himself appeared (as Trivikrama) in the sacrifice (of Bali) and proceeded to measure out the three feet of ground alloted to Him by Bali, the firmament above was pierced by the tip of the toe on the Lord's left foot; through that opening rushed in a stream from the expansive waters outside the Brahmanda; she be-

came charming with the crimson rays like unto filaments of the Lord’s lotus-like feet as she washed them; she is pure and purifies all the world of the dirt of sin; she is expressly and directly called ‘*Bhagavatpadee*’ (born of the Lord’s feet) to the exclusion of other names that might imply another source; through a long period of time calculated to be five thousand years she reached down to the high region of celestials, which the wise call ‘*Vishnupada*’.