Garudapurana 1.32.25

1.32.25

karṇikāyāṃ vāsudevaṃ pūjayetparameśvaram /
pāñcajanyādayaḥ pūjyāḥ aiśānyādiṣu saṃsthitāḥ //

In the pericarp one should worship Vāsudeva, the Supreme Lord;