Garudapurana 3.23.30

3.23.30

kṣetrasthaviṣṇordarśanātpāpanāśo mārjārasyāpyaparādhaṃ vadasva /
kṣetrasthaviṣṇoḥ pūjanātpāpanāśaḥ pūjāvatāmaparādhaṃ vadasva //

from the sight of Viṣṇu situated in his sacred abode sin is destroyed—tell me what fault a cat has; / from worshiping Viṣṇu situated in his sacred abode sin is destroyed—tell me what fault worshipers have;